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To: Bigg Red
And don’t use the plural personal pronoun “they” when referring to a single individual, who is either a he or a she.

If you do not know what their sex is, they makes sense.

15 posted on 08/05/2023 11:05:40 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

The pronoun “they” is plural, so, no, it does not make sense. Use the default masculine or say “he or she.”

The left uses “they” along with their stupid preferred pronouns nonsense.


27 posted on 08/05/2023 11:25:25 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti m..ade from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: marktwain

The convention in proper English for generations is when the sex of the person is unknown, one uses the male pronoun. This is not sexist or discriminatory, it is simply a convention for communicating that only a single individual is being referred to. If one knows the person is female, then use the female pronouns.

Under no circumstances does it make sense to call a single individual “they.”


43 posted on 08/05/2023 11:59:44 AM PDT by con-surf-ative
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To: marktwain

“If you do not know what their sex is, they makes sense.”

Or, if the media wants to hide/withhold it.


75 posted on 08/05/2023 2:50:32 PM PDT by Does so ( 🇺🇦...................."Who is Ray Epps?" should be overstamped on every piece of currency.)
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