singular use of "they"

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Interesting piece in the Economist on the use of singular "they"

http://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2013/01/grammar
Thank you Siunia for making it accessible to the forum people; it's ever so useful to a learner. 'They' is extremely commonly used in the definitions of words, particularly in dictionaries. I use 'they' quite a lot when don't know a sex or when it's not important to me, because continuously using 'he-or-she' is a cliche-ridden style, so to speak. Males are still favoured in English, though, aren't they?
and...provide us with more such 'snazzy' articles on English.

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