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Singular they rule (pawb.social)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Nope, you can be 2nd person plural. You can refer to a group of people as "you"

For example, imagine a security guard saying to a group of shoppers "you need to leave the store".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

When you really need to make sure everyone knows you're speaking to them.