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>>I agree. Things should be as they are. However, I disagree in this case. In the English language it is awkward to consistently write sentences which are designed for gender-neutral applications. Using "they" or "their" has gained traction because people want a gender-neutral approach to their writings, and not just to be politically correct, but because it accurately addresses their target audience.
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>There is a word for gender neutral addresses already: ONE
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>... if one presses the button, one gets to the ....
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>No need to invent more words, especially since the average person uses only about 500 out of tens of thousand in any give language.
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>Also English speakers don't learn grammar anymore in school, unfortunately.
>the gender in a language has nothing to do with sex. eg. in German it is die Blume (female) and der Baum (male) and both can be BOTH male or female in real life :-)

My favorite has always been die Frau, der Junge and das Madchen (the woman, the youth, the girl)

Unfortunately, using 'one' tends to be viewed as pretentious and/or condescending.