They, etc. versus she/he, etc.

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"The average user doesn't explore the options of a programme. They are content to only use features that they have seen used."

The above sentence seems perfectly normal to me; yet many people baulk at using "they", "them", or "their" to refer to what they perceive as singular subject or object. I say tough! My position is that "they" is collective (

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[hybrid_xisha]

Hear, hear!

[uberregenbogen]

And i didn't even point out my serial commas. ;)