Junio C Hamano wrote: > Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > On Tue, Jun 15 2021, Derrick Stolee via GitGitGadget wrote: > By the way, I do not mind toning down "if you absolutely need to > ... resort to" that discourages "singular they". I just wanted > writers to consider that the language evolves slowly, and if they > think "singular they" is the best vehicle to phrase what they want > to say even after considering that it may sound distracting to > foreigners, Once again, it's not just foreigners. Even native speakers who are professional lingusits see a problem with some usages of singular "they". Like mushrooms: not all uses of singular "they" are good. -- Felipe Contreras
