Back in 2016, I had written about the appeal and long history of singular they. I recently found myself referring to this old post on Quora, during an argument with someone who claimed its use was a mistake. “Singular they” is a so-called epicene (or common) pronoun: the pronoun we use when we don’t know […]
The Epicene Pronoun and Singular They
Maybe we should just go back to writing in ancient Greek since it has those grammatical forms…
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Many thanks for sharing, Phil! What’s your take on singular they?