Singular they rule

FlowerTree@pawb.social to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone – 665 points –

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  • Panel 1: A person with the text "Singular 'they'" written on them smiling with open arms.
  • Panel 2: "Singular 'They'" beaten up by others who said, "Singular they is ungrammatical. It's too confusing," "How can anyone use plural pronouns for singular," and "Every pronoun should only have one purpose."
  • Panel 3: "You" hiding from the mob who was beating "Singular 'They'"
  • Panel 4: "German 'Sie'" hiding with even more fear next to "You"
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My language kinda sucks because we don't have a singular they :(

invent one

I hope we do eventually. The lack of it is a serious pain in the ass.

I'm pretty sure plenty of singular theys have been invented in your language. It's just that it's not widely used at all and people would never understand you if you try to use it in a sentence.

In German I heard dei (like they, but with a d sound)