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In response to "That wording takes some getting used to for us olds, but I presume we'll adjust with time. Language is every-adapting." by ty97

I hate it. They to me is plural. Added: or ambiguously defined noun. -- nm*

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Mar 31 '21, 10:24

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Somebody left the lights on their car? Can you let them know that they should turn them off. -- nm - oblique Mar 31, 10:29 3
- That's their problem. -- nm - Reagen Mar 31, 10:40
- That’s a pronoun of ambiguity. If Elliot Page walks in, he isn’t a ‘they’. He’s a he. If I don’t know who walked in, they are a they. - Will Hunting Mar 31, 10:37 1
  - Except that "He" and "She" are assumptions based on what? physical characteristics? That assumes a binary state which has been proven false -- (edited) - oblique Mar 31, 10:39

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