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Originally Posted by hhEb09'1
This is an interesting area of grammar evolution/devolution. "They" or "them" or "their" are being used in place of the singular he (him, his) or she (her, hers) because some writers are attempting to be gender neutral.
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Before the days of PC, the word "he" was often used to mean "he/she." This use of the word "he" is still recognized. See definition 2
here. "They" can also be used in this way. See defintion 1b
here.