OOH snapIs there more than one of him? They/them is plural.
Is there more than one of him? They/them is plural.
Sam Smith is a gay man, that's all. Being confused about how you feel doesn't mean you're suddenly a different gender or no gender applies.
It can (and has been for a while) be used as a singular pronoun too
Only by people with mental health issues.
This chameleon word is also a singular pronoun, and it has been for centuries. Lexicographers have determined that as far back as the 1300s, they has been used as a gender-neutral pronoun, a word that was substituted in place of either he (a masculine singular pronoun) or she (a feminine singular pronoun), e.g., Each student should get their supplies ready for class. Each student is singular, but we don’t know (or need to know) the gender/sex identity of each student in this situation, so their is perfectly handy. Even Chaucer, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and other beloved writers of the English literary canon used singular they.
Only by people with mental health issues.
All nuttier than a fruit cake.
"hey Amazon customer services called for you"
"Oh, what did they say?"
"Oh look someone left their phone"
Etc.
I'm curious how do you navigate daily life never using a singular they/their?
Bad examples as customer services is plural and I never mentioned “their”.
They don’t talk. This forum is their only means of communication with the outside world.Ok "the doctor called"
"I hope they don't need their phone"
I'm curious how you talk not to use singular they.
Really I am