FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 17 hours 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-square27fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down17
arrow-up1144arrow-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 · 17 hours agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·16 hours 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”