FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoThe singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticingmessage-squaremessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1253arrow-down19
arrow-up1244arrow-down1message-squareThe singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticingFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-square🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-21 day ago“There’s someone from the water department here” “What do they want?” If you’re going to make any statement referring to the person, using “they” is both natural and understood by anyone.
“There’s someone from the water department here”
“What do they want?”
If you’re going to make any statement referring to the person, using “they” is both natural and understood by anyone.