@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 hours agoIt's your first date and she/he asks what type of music you like. What's the guilty pleasure you won't tell her/him about?message-square57fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down12
arrow-up129arrow-down1message-squareIt's your first date and she/he asks what type of music you like. What's the guilty pleasure you won't tell her/him about?@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 7 hours agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 hours agoSingular “they” actually predates singular “you”.
minus-square@Fondotslink7•2 hours agoMy friend forgot their umbrella at the office. They nervously answered the phone. They’re a lazy motherfucker. I gave my friend a hug and wished them a speedy recovery. Any of those sound unusual, or like they’re referring to more than one person?
minus-squareAlinorlink23•6 hours agoIt doesn’t though. They has been used for singular without knowing the gender for a long time.
Because “they” refers to multiple people?
Singular “they” actually predates singular “you”.
My friend forgot their umbrella at the office.
They nervously answered the phone.
They’re a lazy motherfucker.
I gave my friend a hug and wished them a speedy recovery.
Any of those sound unusual, or like they’re referring to more than one person?
It doesn’t though. They has been used for singular without knowing the gender for a long time.
Like at least since English has been a language.