I agree that 'they' seems like the one most likely to gain traction, practically speaking. I don't so much care about 'proper' grammar (I find it a bit awkward to use, but certainly far less so than any of the neologisms) but I am a bit annoyed by its ambiguity. Balancing crisp effective writing with clear pronoun use is something I find tricky already... but because I'm in the middle of all these writing projects this probably feels like a more of an issue than it really is. English contains all kinds of ambiguity and we mostly don't notice or care.
Alternative: what about reclaiming 'it'? I don't think I've really seen that bandied about much.
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Date: 2010-12-05 05:51 pm (UTC)Alternative: what about reclaiming 'it'? I don't think I've really seen that bandied about much.