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I can't argue with you. There's a lot to be said for eliminating the binary. "They" is definitely becoming a pronoun of choice when you do not know the preferred pronoun, if any, of the subject. "They" is often used like this: If a worker is absent, have them send a doctor's report. I have no problem with that... It's usually easier than saying "him/her." Or "Each student should put their essay in the dropbox." As for eliminating gender when it is a single genderized person -- you have a point. I'll give my students an option to use "they" as an effort to demolish the binary. I suspect they'll have no idea what I'm talking about. Thanks - I'll address this in a future blog.