Singular they
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singular-they-163-1932927
title:
Singular they
text:
Singular they, along with its inflected or derivative forms, them, their, theirs, and themselves, is a gender-neutral third-person pronoun. It typically occurs with an indeterminate antecedent, in sentences such as: This use of singular they had emerged by the 14th century, about a century after the plural they. It has been commonly employed in everyday English ever since and has gained currency in official contexts. Singular they has been criticised since the mid-18th century by prescriptive co
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description:
Gender-neutral English pronoun
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
date created:
2001-09-20T06:13:12Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T04:49:34Z
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