Remember when he stood for the figurative third-person subject? To wit, "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster" (Nietzsche).
When I was an undergrad (UVic), per achieved senate approval and none who used it were negatively sanctioned, while those who de-gendererd the default he for they were shown the red pen.
Now there are those who self identify as they/them, making it difficult sometimes to know if it is the literal (plural) subject being referred to or the figurative relational subject. If I'm not mistaken, this confusion cost Jordan Peterson his teaching position.
So, and if not to paraphrase: They who fight[x] with monsters might take care lest they become a monster? Is that right, then? that the second "s" in monsters falls away?
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