Originally Posted by
Auxtank
"they" ???
Really doesn't need to be a thread on this. This is someone's life - they threw out the flags, they got noticed and action was taken. End of story.
"They" is now being used as a "singular neuter" pronoun, because . . . well, because English doesn't have one and, for some reason, younger folks find constructions like "he or she" unsatisfactory. I hate it and think it's simply stupid, but it seems to have become standard usage.
I agree, Auxtank. There's nothing to see here. Everything seems to be working just as we would hope.