Timeline for using their in this case
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| Jul 7, 2016 at 18:03 | comment | added | DTRT | Oy, yes, it's the singular they but it's the plural form as it also takes the plural verb form. | |
| Jul 6, 2016 at 21:30 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I think it's stylistically weak (arguably, appalling) to mix one's and their as in OP's example. At least one / you should be consistent - pair up one / one's or they / their (or even "generic" you / your). It's always going to look strange if you can't make up your mind which way to go. | |
| Jul 6, 2016 at 19:19 | comment | added | stangdon | It's not the "plural", though, because it can refer to just one person - it's called "singular they". | |
| Jul 6, 2016 at 19:00 | review | Low quality posts | |||
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| Jul 6, 2016 at 18:44 | history | answered | DTRT | CC BY-SA 3.0 |