"In English 'their' can be gender-neutral singular. The usual rebuttal is Shakespeare, but there's this nice page on Jane Austen. http://www.crossmyt.com/hc... imagine Dougie chose it because his observation applies to all authors and not just male authors."
- Alun Salt
Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy (IAU S278): Building Bridges between Cultures (Proceedings of the International… - http://www.librarything.com/work...