5 points
I don’t think singular “they” is that common except among very young people, and does lead to confusion.
As an example, my brother once showed me a picture of a person on a dating app and said “they are nice” and I thought he was talking about the person’s breasts…
Also, “it” is dehumanising, I’d feel uncomfortable calling someone “it” even if they told me it was their preferred pronoun.
7 points
Singular they has existed in English before the times of Shakespeare. It’s not a fad. It’s a bloody grammatical reality.
7 points
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