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I need ST thoughts on a societal issue change.....
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Walt_Disney
They has been used as a singular for centuries. Grammar "rules" saying it can't be are trash.
Posted by
TWuG
Mar 31 '21, 10:24
If you look at daily spoken language, they is used extremely frequently to refer to individuals.
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It's third person which is usually what trips people up, not the singular nature -- nm
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Mar 31, 10:30
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