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~600 years of historical English usage disagrees with you [1]. [1] https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/ https://public.oed.com/blog/a-
by tzs 3y ago
~600 years of historical English usage disagrees with you [1].
[1] https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/ https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they...
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoThere are lots of things from Old English that are no longer used today. Language evolves. Singular “they” has been considered an error for a couple hundred years.
- NotYourLawyer 3y agoYour source cites usage from the 1300s. It says nothing about the last couple hundred years.