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Re:Ask HN: Considering leaving my job at a startup? What sho... by byoung2 on Sunday December 21, 2014 @07:45PM (#8781474)
Using "they" would be grammatically incorrect since the subject is singular. To be politically and grammatically correct I could have gone with "he/she" or "the OP" but statistics and history are on my side with "he" knowing the demographics on this site.
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Re:Ask HN: Considering leaving my job at a startup? What sho... by radq on Sunday December 21, 2014 @10:14PM (#8781803)
"They" can be and is commonly used as a gender-neutral singular.

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

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Re:Ask HN: Considering leaving my job at a startup? What sho... by byoung2 on Monday December 22, 2014 @10:47AM (#8783467)
In the acceptability section of that Wikipedia article, most style guides reject singular they usage.
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