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Re:Collaboration not Derision in the Node Community by Brakenshire on Saturday November 30, 2013 @11:52PM (#6826174)
It's actually the other way around, the objection to the use of singular 'them/they' as a gender indeterminate pronoun is a relatively recent shift apparently originating from American English. It is a form which was otherwise well-established:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they#Generic_they

(There are example quotes in the link from Shakespeare, Austen, Twain, and Bernard-Shaw)

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Re:Collaboration not Derision in the Node Community by aviraldg on Saturday November 30, 2013 @11:54PM (#6826178)
I was comparing against Indian English, but point noted.
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Re:Collaboration not Derision in the Node Community by Brakenshire on Sunday December 01, 2013 @12:15AM (#6826224)
Ah, I wasn't meaning to tell you what the usage is in your country, just trying to make the narrow point about American English.

As an aside, do you mind if I ask, is there a narrative in India about protecting the Indian dialect of English, like you might get in Britain about vulgur Americanization, or in America about pretentious Britishisms?

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Re:Collaboration not Derision in the Node Community by plinkplonk on Sunday December 01, 2013 @01:29AM (#6826376)
No there isn't a 'protect Indian English' narrative here.
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