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Singular them/they isn’t that weird and is easily normalized through exposure.
by aaronblohowiak 8y ago
Singular them/they isn’t that weird and is easily normalized through exposure.
- bloak 8y agoThat is almost certainly true, but there isn't yet much exposure. For example, in the article linked to below there are a couple of instances of "they" referring to a named and identified person, and the reason for using "they" is obvious and explained in the article. Nevertheless, I noticed I needed an extra fraction of a second to process mentally the sentences in question. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44575229 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44575229 Singular "they" used in that way is certainly a lot less weird than Spivak pronouns or "xe" so even if those two are, perhaps, technically superior solutions I would guess that singular "they" is what people will (continue to) use.