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  • Their seems a much more obvious choice that does not imply an assumed gender.

    "Their" is the clumsy workaround used by people who don't buy into the Interpretation Act 1850 and its successor legislation, but who are happy to use plural pronouns to describe singular individuals.

  • Whoops

    Balls. I got that right in the first draught too, but I always write "it's" first and then (mostly) go back and change it where necessary.

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