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Lady Galadriel <elflady@angband.org> deserves a spanking for saying:
> Why did Mark say in git.ads:
> ) The word 'person' is singular. The word 'their' is plural. English
> ) grammar dictates that you should have used 'his' instead of 'their'

> Sadly, recent dictionary editions note that use of "their" in this manner
> has become acceptable.  It'll probably be "grammatically correct" after
> not too long.

It was never officially grammatically incorrect in the first place,
according to official standards of British and American English.  For
over 600 years it has been officially acceptable as part of the English
language.  At some point in the past century, there was a movement on
the part of the educational system to push out the usage of "they" and
"their" in the singular.  However, this movement was never officially
adopted and is now once again being suppressed.  

The best place to look for examples in popular literature is actually
before or during the early 1800s, most notably in the works of
Shakespeare.  

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