FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 days agoThe singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticingmessage-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1257arrow-down110
arrow-up1247arrow-down1message-squareThe singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticingFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoI think singular they was still used naturally and unconsciously even when it was taught to be incorrect. People don’t naturally say “he or she”
I think singular they was still used naturally and unconsciously even when it was taught to be incorrect. People don’t naturally say “he or she”