he/she -> they December 22, 2017 01:03PM |
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You can use the plural pronouns ‘they’, ‘them’, ‘their’ etc., despite the fact that, technically, they are referring back to a singular noun
Re: he/she -> they December 22, 2017 01:37PM |
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Re: he/she -> they December 23, 2017 01:18AM |
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It can also be used as a gender neutral third person singular pronoun. This idiomatic use avoids formalising the vagueness or unknown fact by not using the formal phrase, "he/she." For example, formally "he or she drove over the body and disappeared," informally "they (singular) drove over the body and disappeared."