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-squareRob Bos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 hours ago‘You’ has a similar ambiguity, being a plural word originally, but most people muddle through that. I do think we should bring back thee/thy/thou as singular, but whatever.
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 hours agoThis is one area where spanish is better. They have tu, vos, and usted (depending on formality) for singular you and they have ustedes and vosotros for you guys.
‘You’ has a similar ambiguity, being a plural word originally, but most people muddle through that.
I do think we should bring back thee/thy/thou as singular, but whatever.
This is one area where spanish is better. They have tu, vos, and usted (depending on formality) for singular you and they have ustedes and vosotros for you guys.