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I work hard at tolerating singular they, I really do. but
Oh, pshaw! As a feature of English grammar, from some of our best writers, for over six centuries, it should not only be tolerated but taught in grammar schools.
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What abomination is this? Does this mean "not sic!" or "not sic not"?
Anyway, I see what's going on, and it's interesting. Obviously, their still retains a trace of plurality, and therefore, the plural on bureaus (erm, bureaux) seems right. If I penned the sentence, though, I'd probably go with the singular bureau as well as the singular they.
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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