Errata

The Vocabula Review - September 2003 - Singular They: The Pronoun That Came in from the Cold - jjoan ttaber altieri: "Beyond the world of linguistics, it isn't generally known that singular they was once accepted usage in English writing and speech. There is no evidence that speakers of Middle English and early Modern English used gender-inclusive he as we know it today (Hook 333). In fact, Bodine claims, 'English has always had ... linguistic devices for referring to sex-indefinite referents, notably the use of singular 'they' (their, them)' (168). Examples of such usage can be found on Henry Churchyard's Linguist Page, a website that applauds singular they's long tradition in English literature. "