Marc Sira wrote:
>Far from sexist,
>this is frequently considered a feminist act, often for those who don't agree
>with the arguments that "their" is grammatical in such cases (though I do ;).
I believe the Oxford dictionary or some such group of grammar gurus has
now admitted "their" to be OK in this context. I'm glad, because "his or
her" was very awkward, but to omit a gender led to the obvious problems.
Blair Fisher,
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