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@Quarrelsome: "Them" wouldn't work here, because it's one specific person which has a concrete gender. 99% of people would assume that the investor is some comp
by Double_a_92 8y ago
@Quarrelsome: "Them" wouldn't work here, because it's one specific person which has a concrete gender. 99% of people would assume that the investor is some company with multiple people if you say "them".
- slothtrop 8y ago"You" and "They" is proper usage, it has been well before this whole dialog came into play. It's a catch-all. There's nothing about a made-up pronoun that captures an ambiguity about an individual, let alone their individuality. They have to express that themselves. Pronouns are not what jeopardizes or validates individuality.
- Double_a_92 8y agoI agree on "they" but not "theM". Also I would only use "they" when talking about some generic person that really doesn't have a specific gender (or any other specific characteristics). If I'm writing an email about my investor I know who that is and what gender they are. Getting "them" as completion option is almost never what I would wan't in that case. (Above I even used "they" subconsciously, because It was just an example and I don't actually have an investor to talk about here.)