“Experience will tell us the use of ‘they,’ ‘their,’ and ‘them’ to refer to those of unknown gender has always been a common feature of English, especially when spoken aloud. […] But our average ancestral grammarian was not generous. He was an ordinary sexist with control issues, if we want to psychoanalyze the amount of energy, outrage and certitude he and his brethren put into the proscription against ‘he or she’ and singular ‘they.’”
-Dana Levin, “Who Is Who: Pronouns, Gender, and Merging Selves”
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![“Experience will tell us the use of ‘they,’ ‘their,’ and ‘them’ to refer to those of unknown gender has always been a common feature of English, especially when spoken aloud. […] But our average ancestral grammarian was not generous. He was an ordinary sexist with control issues, if we want to psychoanalyze the amount of energy, outrage and certitude he and his brethren put into the proscription against ‘he or she’ and singular ‘they.’”
-Dana Levin, “Who Is Who: Pronouns, Gender, and Merging Selves”](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8i4v8d8he1r6xvfko1_400.jpg)
