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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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

In portuguese, nearly everything has a gender. Você (You) is one of the few exceptions, but for "they" we have either eles (male) or elas (female), which will depend on what is being referred to. IE: they, the athletes = eles, os atletas (male), OR elas, as atletas (female).

Another example: the group = o grupo; it (the group) = ele (o grupo). Doesn't matter what makes the group, "the group" is "male".

[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

laughs in 1st person plural exclusive

[–] jeanofthedead@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Their little butt, tho! 🥺

[–] Limonene@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What is the singular reflexive form of "they"? "Themselves" sounds too plural. "Themself" is inventing a new word, which is not problematic, but if we're going to invent new words we may as well start using "ve" or "ze" as gender neutral pronouns.

[–] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Oneself

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[–] Pengui@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (9 children)

What even is "singular they"?? First time hearing of this. Is it some pseudo gender thing promoted by the lgbtqia+ communities?

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