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I was talking to a group of friends about this and he thought it was weird too. Is that confusing? That's about how it sounds to me when anyone uses a plural
by drblast 15y ago
I was talking to a group of friends about this and he thought it was weird too.
Is that confusing? That's about how it sounds to me when anyone uses a plural pronoun in place of a singular one. I know it's common usage but it's not a particularly good solution.
- recursive 15y agoSurely it's no worse than this: I was talking to a group of friends about this and thon thought it was weird too.
- sixbrx 15y agoWell "he" is never plural but "they" is sometimes singular (like the logical "some"). Does the sentence: "I was talking to someone about this and they thought so and so." really sound weird to you? It doesn't to me. Also I wouldn't call it a "solution" because it wasn't just invented to solve this problem, it's just already common usage.