'Singular "they" traces back to a romance translated as "William and the Werewolf" from 1375' is the most masto thing I have read today
https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/
cf.(warning, :birdsite: ):
- https://twitter.com/EG_Maxwell/status/1108820928987688961
- https://twitter.com/Jessifer/status/1092147228003782656
- https://twitter.com/Jessifer/status/1092422227088285699
(via: @maeveynot )