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It's a gender neutral pronoun.
by cecilpl2 4y ago
It's a gender neutral pronoun.
- imwillofficial 4y agoHow is it different than using “their”?
- mattmaroon 4y agoIt shows you’re woke.
- mhb 4y agoAnd/or using it ironically, as he does.
- cecilpl2 4y agoSome people feel like "their" is plural and therefore invented a singular gender-neutral pronoun.
- zzo38computer 4y ago"Their" is grammatically plural, even though what it refers to may be singular, plural, or neither (or, in some cases, may be unknown). "You" is also grammatically plural, even though what it refers to may be singular, plural, or neither. (Singular they seems to be from the 14th century, so it isn't really new.)
- mhb 4y agoIt is clear that it is singular.
- shiomiru 4y agoUnlike singular their, it's non-standard.