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	Spivak pronoun -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Spivak pronouns derive from the use of the singular they; by simply dropping the "th", the singular form is formed.
		Spivak is one of the allowable genders on many (Water soaked soil; soft wet earth) MUDs and (The sound made by a cow or bull) MOOs.
		Spivak pronouns are very rare compared to other solutions and therefore some commentators feel that it is unlikely that they will catch on.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sp/spivak_pronoun.htm (510 words)

	Gender-Free Language
		True perhaps from a logical POV, but the use of "their" as a gender-free pronoun with a singular antecedent goes back a long way in English.
		This is from an article in "The Vocabula Review," a publication that definitely leans toward the prescriptive side of things: "Speakers of English, on the other hand, have been using singular they since the days of Middle English.
		FWIW, MSTP, our styleguide at work, does allow the use of "their" with a singular antecedent.
	blogs.officezealot.com /spiller/archive/2004/04/10/521.aspx (753 words)

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