Derrick Stolee wrote: > On 6/8/2021 4:11 AM, Felipe Contreras wrote: > > Jeff King wrote: > >> On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 04:57:48PM +0000, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote: > >> > >>> If we use singular "they/them" pronouns instead of "he/him" or "she/her" > >>> pronouns, then we can avoid this congitive load on the reader. > >>> > >>> Using singular "they" is also incredibly efficient. Choosing a gendered > >>> pronoun is usually arbitrary between "he" or "she". Using constructs > >>> such as "he or she", "s/he", or "(s)he" are more complicated than > >>> singular "they". > >> > >> In general, I do like the efficiency and readability of singular "they". > >> As a native speaker, I have no problem reading it, and I have little > >> sense that most of my native-speaker acquaintances would, either. > > > > Does this sound correct to you? > > > > We thank the reviewer for their helpful comments > > In the case of an anonymous reviewer (such as a single-blind review of > an academic paper), then this is exactly how one should acknowledge a > single reviewer. That was not the question. -- Felipe Contreras
