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I’m from UK and “Jagex is” sounds equally weird. What pronoun would you use for a corporation? I would use “they”. Would you use “It”?
by zarzavat 4y ago
I’m from UK and “Jagex is” sounds equally weird. What pronoun would you use for a corporation? I would use “they”. Would you use “It”?
- Twisol 4y agoOn introspection, I think I would/have used both "it" and singular (agender) "they" for corporations.
- xboxnolifes 4y agoIn the US, "they" is a pretty common singular, non-gendered pronoun. I could see either "they" or "it" being used, depending on sentence structure, but not necessarily due to plurality or countability.
- Svip 4y agoBut even when "they" is used as a singular pronoun, its verb conjugation doesn't change from its plural variant. It's still "they are", even when singular.
- grey_earthling 4y ago“You” works the same way, for the same reason: originally it was only plural (and “you” started to be used as a singular later than “they”). Notice “skate” versus “skates” in these cases: - Alice skates; Alice is a skater. - Alice and Bob skate; Alice and Bob are skaters. - She skates; she is a skater. - You skate; you are a skater. - You skate; you are skaters. - They skate; they are a skater. - They skate; they are skaters.