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Re:Google Might Have Walked Into A Nestle Boycott Problem Wi... by AndrewDucker on Friday September 13, 2013 @05:20AM (#6379371)
Why? It's an opinion piece. Thus, it expresses the opinions of the author. You can see more, in a similar style, on their blog: http://timworstall.com/
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Re:Google Might Have Walked Into A Nestle Boycott Problem Wi... by kevingadd on Friday September 13, 2013 @05:40AM (#6379421)
The edit at the bottom of the post that was added in an attempt to make the article 'balanced' after Nestle's complaints makes it obvious that it is not just an opinion piece...
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Re:Google Might Have Walked Into A Nestle Boycott Problem Wi... by booop on Friday September 13, 2013 @05:33AM (#6379403)
Just wondering, why do you use 'their' when it's quite obvious that it's a man?
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Re:Google Might Have Walked Into A Nestle Boycott Problem Wi... by DanBC on Friday September 13, 2013 @05:46AM (#6379440)
Singular their has a long established use.

(http://crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html)

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Re:Google Might Have Walked Into A Nestle Boycott Problem Wi... by booop on Friday September 13, 2013 @05:58AM (#6379461)
Going by that page, AndrewDucker's usage of the singular their is incorrect.
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Re:Google Might Have Walked Into A Nestle Boycott Problem Wi... by James_Duval on Friday September 13, 2013 @05:56AM (#6379457)
Probably for the same reason you use 'it' when it's quite obvious he's a 'he', it's a more convenient and more colloquial way of phrasing something.

*EDIT: for tone & clarity

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Re:Google Might Have Walked Into A Nestle Boycott Problem Wi... by kevingadd on Friday September 13, 2013 @06:03AM (#6379471)
Not sure what you mean, referring to a person as 'it' is almost universally offensive, at least in the US.
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Re:Google Might Have Walked Into A Nestle Boycott Problem Wi... by mcv on Friday September 13, 2013 @06:35AM (#6379580)
Even when referring to a child of unknown gender? Or a fetus? In Dutch, those are acceptable uses for it (or actually "het").
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