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> "Where's Dave?" > "They're in the garage, I think" I am born and raised US, have lived all over west coast and midwest, and have traveled extensively through
by xibalba 7y ago
> "Where's Dave?"
> "They're in the garage, I think"
I am born and raised US, have lived all over west coast and midwest, and have traveled extensively throughout all regions of US. I have never heard people use the singular they in this pattern.
Where are you from? Wondering if perhaps it is a regional dialect difference.
- anon12345690 7y agoa lot of times its when youre talking about people where you dont know the name or gender but its a single person easy to just say "they" instead of he or she. if you know what they are then you wouldnt keep using they
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoNorth West of England. My circle skews international, educated, Scots and perhaps city. I've not noticed it as specific to any of the many regional or international dialects. So I can't pick it out as Scots or Mancunian for instance. It may fall under the generic UK North-South speech and language split.