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They is pretty novel. Yes, singular they has existed for a long time, but when was the first time anyone ever demanded that their only pronoun be "they"? I susp
by oh_sigh 7y ago
They is pretty novel. Yes, singular they has existed for a long time, but when was the first time anyone ever demanded that their only pronoun be "they"? I suspect only within the past 10 years or so.
- dwaltrip 7y agoThat may be so, but it is a word that everyone already knows, so it seems within reason and shouldn't be hard to use in practice.
- akvadrako 7y agoSingular they for a known person is the most confusing in practice. When I hear it I always think the speaker is referring to multiple people.