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> For English, aside from do/does useless distinguishment, the lack of a gender neutral noun for a person usually make people write in a way "he/she". You could
by spiralx 8y ago
> For English, aside from do/does useless distinguishment, the lack of a gender neutral noun for a person usually make people write in a way "he/she". You could say, "the person" but it's long.
You mean "they", used as far back as Shakespear?
- h1d 8y agoThere's none for singular form.
- spiralx 8y ago"A person walked down the street. They were wearing a brown coat." Singular they has been in recorded use since 1375, it's only been the last couple of hundred years people started trying to insist it wasn't valid. https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/ https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they...