Monday, October 17, 2011

There is no reason for "their."

“Now for the first time, hear secrets from the first Madoff family member to break their silence,”  says the ABC announcer in a promo for “20/20.”  Shown are interview shots that clearly depict Madoff daughter-in-law, Stephanie Madoff.  A female.  So why use the clumsy and ungrammatical their instead of her?  There is no excuse.