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10. That's ok. I got a chuckle out of it. And it's appropriate since Tatoo's language...

Reply to yonder (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 02:04 PM

Oct 2019

seemed to be half English and half something else.

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Calling all grammar geeks and word nerds [View all] mfcorey1 Oct 2019 OP

The singular 'they' is quite old: Qutzupalotl Oct 2019 #1

What's new is adopting it as the original referring pronoun. Igel Oct 2019 #5

The generic pronoun has been a point of debate since the 80's B Stieg Oct 2019 #2

I do not like "they" being used as a singular pronoun! Informally, fine, but for the sake of emmaverybo Oct 2019 #3

Who uses zie, sie, ey, ve, etc? I haven't seen them before. brush Oct 2019 #4

"Zie plane, zie plane!" Tatoo exclaimed. yonder Oct 2019 #9

That's ok. I got a chuckle out of it. And it's appropriate since Tatoo's language... brush Oct 2019 #10

Years ago I got two applications for an American Express card in the mail on the same day. CrispyQ Oct 2019 #6

Total silliness. Fortunately, the English language has perfectly acceptable Glorfindel Oct 2019 #7

I frequently use "they" PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #8

In our rush to surrender to tyranny of the extreme minority of the dermal depth deficiency afflicted aka-chmeee Oct 2019 #11

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