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A most comprehensive article about the history of singular "they" is Henry Churchyard's web-page, [http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html Singular 'Their' in Jane Austen and Elsewhere]. | A most comprehensive article about the history of singular "they" is Henry Churchyard's web-page, [http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html Singular 'Their' in Jane Austen and Elsewhere]. | ||
Many official writing style guides and dictionaries approve the usage of singular "they", including the MLA, the APA, and Merriam-Webster's.<ref name="MLA">{{Cite web |title=How do I use singular ''they?'' |author= |work=The MLA Style Center |date= |access-date=8 February 2021 |url= https://style.mla.org/using-singular-they/ }}</ref><ref name="APA">{{Cite web |title=Singular "they" |author= |work=APA Style |date=September 2019 |access-date=8 February 2021 |url= https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/grammar/singular-they}}</ref> | Many official writing style guides and dictionaries approve the usage of singular "they" (for both "generic person" use and for writing about nonbinary people), including the MLA, the APA, and Merriam-Webster's.<ref name="MLA">{{Cite web |title=How do I use singular ''they?'' |author= |work=The MLA Style Center |date= |access-date=8 February 2021 |url= https://style.mla.org/using-singular-they/ }}</ref><ref name="APA">{{Cite web |title=Singular "they" |author= |work=APA Style |date=September 2019 |access-date=8 February 2021 |url= https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/grammar/singular-they}}</ref> | ||
== Forms == | == Forms == | ||