Singular they is not a new concept designed to appeal to the “woke crowd”. I was very much taught in school to use singular they, it was always something used when the gender of the subject was unknown and often even if it is known but unimportant. It has been part of the English language for a long time.
It somewhat invalidates non-binary people by not including them. Grammatically it isn’t necessary (and as an aside is unnecessarily clunky, 6 chrs vs 4) so by using it instead of singular they, it can be seen as exclusionary.
In English class they is a plural pronoun he, she, it are singular and how is using a traditionally singular pronoun microaggression I am not against trans people but wth?
They used the grammatically correct version, they is plural and while I am not against it your point is still wrong.
Singular they is not a new concept designed to appeal to the “woke crowd”. I was very much taught in school to use singular they, it was always something used when the gender of the subject was unknown and often even if it is known but unimportant. It has been part of the English language for a long time.
I am sorry that my comment appeared trans phobic but I still do not get how is a person using he/she instead of they is micro aggression.
It somewhat invalidates non-binary people by not including them. Grammatically it isn’t necessary (and as an aside is unnecessarily clunky, 6 chrs vs 4) so by using it instead of singular they, it can be seen as exclusionary.
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Some video game bosses aren’t hes or shes. Some are theys and some are its.
My favourite dictionary is Merriam-Webster, what’s yours?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/singular-nonbinary-they
In English class they is a plural pronoun he, she, it are singular and how is using a traditionally singular pronoun microaggression I am not against trans people but wth?
“Can you see that person in the distance?”
“I can but i don’t know who they are.”
“Each person must file their own paperwork.”
Singular they.
Most people are taught this in grade school.
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