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by msla 66 days ago
Incorrect according to who? You? Your Sainted Mother? Sounds innovative to me, and hardly traditional. Saying male is somehow gender neutral sounds even more bizarre.

No, usage makes correctness in language, not people trying to invent some weird conlang they wrongly insist is correct English.

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> Incorrect according to who?

All my English teachers from Grades 1-12.

Using "they" as a singular pronoun would bring out the red pen.

Well, they were obviously incorrect.