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They is overwhelmingly used for plural. See how the wikipedia article starts: > They is the third-person plural personal pronoun (subjective case) in Modern En
by 781 7y ago
They is overwhelmingly used for plural. See how the wikipedia article starts:
> They is the third-person plural personal pronoun (subjective case) in Modern English.
And only after that:
> Although still controversial,[citation needed] and not officially accepted in formal context,[citation needed] it is also used with singular meaning, sometimes to avoid specifying the gender of the person referred to: see gender neutrality in language.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They
- cyphar 7y agoYou say that, but the singular they has been in use since the 14th century[1] with criticism only becoming prevalent since the 19th century. Also I would pay strong attention to the [citation needed]s. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they