[tei-council] unmarked for gender

[Lou Burnard]

Martin writes in response to a recent sf ticket (3492947)

 > "and the encoder" => "and encoders" (cf. "their" below).
 > This is a use of "their" for a 3rd-person singular unmarked for gender
 > (instead of "his/her", which is felt to be ungainly). I think this is 
 > now probably acceptable in formal written English.

Maybe someone would like to record in our stylistic guidelines that this 
usage is not just "probably acceptable" but actually our preferred 
practice? Certainly it's mine!