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[LBussy]

Actually the current zeitgeist is leaning towards using 'they'. Which nags me because I had a very tough grammar teacher in school and 'they' is plural. But languages change, I keep telling myself.

I will never accept text speak though.

Fixed.

 

[The Efficacious Gentleman]

They is not just plural. It can be used when gender is not known of could be either.

"The next person to walk in to the room - they will be the one to get the last seat"

In the past, a masculine or feminine form was taken based on context, but that is likely to cause offense these days, just like assuming 'she' for soapers

 

[kchaystack]

Fixed.

I have a couple of friends who have had vasectom.... oh that is not what you ment.

 

[LBussy]

If I get mistaken for a "she" now, I'll just assume it's because my skill is getting closer to that of the rest of the ladies here.

 

[FlybyStardancer]

Singular they is not a new concept either. Shakespeare used it, for example, and he's not exactly the new kid on the block anymore.

 

[LBussy]

Singular they is not a new concept either. Shakespeare used it, for example, and he's not exactly the new kid on the block anymore.

True, but playwrights have never been considered an authority on grammar.

 

[hmlove1218]

They is not just plural. It can be used when gender is not known of could be either.

"The next person to walk in to the room - they will be the one to get the last seat"

In the past, a masculine or feminine form was taken based on context, but that is likely to cause offense these days, just like assuming 'she' for soapers

I was always taught that the grammatically correct phrasing was "he or she" when gender was unknown.

"The next person to walk in to the room - he or she will be the one to get the last seat"

I always hated it though lol. I much prefer to use "they".

 

[Jstar]

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