• hex_m_hell@slrpnk.net
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    8 months ago

    Anyone saying that “they” isn’t grammatically proper needs to answer for why they don’t use “thou” and instead use the plural “you.”

    • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Was watching a news report about a trans person and the reporter was trying her best to use “they”, but got visibly confused when someone said “Their family found out that they were going to die”

      Just a little example of how “they” is not always a replacement