Delirium wrote:
So when you say something like "They fall asleep as they watch TV,"
it sounds very much like you're talking about multiple people.
Not really, because you wouldn't use it without establishing a context
first. Thus something like:
The student fell asleep as they were watching TV.
or:
As for the student, they fell asleep as they were watching TV.
which is unambiguous.
I really don't know why I said this, because after all that happened
with RK and stuff, the least I want on this list now is a "singular they
yes or no" debate, but ...
Timwi