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Topic	Gender neutral pronouns?
Questionmarktarius 07/09/17 3:10:34 PM #24:	Damn_Underscore posted... "They" used as a gender neutral pronoun is often incorrect grammar For example: "That person needs to shut their mouth" is incorrect It's almost acceptable when the subject is vague, and even more so when the number of subjects is unknown: "They built a sandcastle" It's awkward and stupid when referring to a known, singular subject: "Chris put on their hat" <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:882606206] in Gender neu... [t:75547344]...</cite> <quote><cite>Damn_Underscore posted...</cite> <quote>"They" used as a gender neutral pronoun is often incorrect grammar For example: "That person needs to shut their mouth" is incorrect</quote> It's almost acceptable when the subject is vague, and even more so when the number of subjects is unknown: "They built a sandcastle" It's awkward and stupid when referring to a known, singular subject: "Chris put on their hat"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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