>>5629051I'm genuinely baffled when people argue this because singular they has been a part of my vocabulary since as long as I can remember. Is it maybe a regional thing? Like if you asked me if singular they is a thing 5 years ago I'd say "of course it is, who would dispute that?" because to me it's just always been part of english.
Like I would always say something like "if someone steps on this trap, they will be stunned" over "if someone steps on this trap, he or she will be stunned". The latter sounds too formal/old school or something, not natural at all. The idea that the former way of saying that is something that was "left behind" is insane to me. That is not only how I speak but it's how I'm used to people around me speaking too. Singular they is completely normal to me
