• pronoun ⪢⪢
"They" is a plural
pronoun. For years, people speaking English have used it as a singular
pronoun. For example, "I am meeting a friend for coffee and I hope they are not late."
#singular_plural
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○○○ third person ⪢⪢
He explains that English does not have a third person singular
pronoun that does not identify as male or female.
Zimmer says that more and more "they" is being used to replace the traditional phrase, "he or she".
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