Everybody sends...

[nq:1]Hi! Which sentence is the correct one? Everybody sends his/her love Everybody sends their love[/nq]
Well...
His/her is correct, because 'everybody' is a singular noun, and his and her are singular possessive pronouns.
But...
His/her sounds awkward, especially in less formal contexts, and 'their' is now widely used as a gender-neutral singular possessive pronoun. I dislike the

[nq:2]Hi! Which sentence is the correct one? Everybody sends his/her love Everybody sends their love[/nq]
[nq:1]Well... His/her is correct, because 'everybody' is a singular noun, and his and her are singular possessive pronouns. But... His/her ... 'their' is now widely used as a gender-neutral singular possessive pronoun. I dislike the use, but do it myself. Owain[/nq]
Thanks a lot.
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[nq:2]Well... His/her is correct, because 'everybody' is a singular noun, ... pronoun. I dislike the use, but do it myself. Owain[/nq]
[nq:1]Thanks a lot. The politically correct inclusive language has beaten the grammatical rule. Or perhaps the rule has just become less sexist... Interesting! Thank you again.[/nq]
Actually this structure is quite ancient and long predates feminism and the

Dear Einde,
[nq:1]I remember reading once that Will used various spellings in the signatures that have come down to us, but in none of them does he use the spelling "Shakespeare"![/nq]
Are you saying that Shakespeare indeed never ever wrote "Shakespeare" in the way that we are used to? How come everybody writes it with "ke" then? Are there any known reasons for him to have signed with diff

[nq:2]I remember reading once that Will used various spellings in ... in none of them does he use the spelling "Shakespeare"![/nq]
[nq:1]Are you saying that Shakespeare indeed never ever wrote "Shakespeare" in the way that we are used to? How come everybody writes it with "ke" then? Are there any known reasons for him to have signed with different spellings of his surname?[/nq]
As far as I