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Current Events > Demi Lovato's Wikipedia article uses the pronoun they. Does this read awkwardly?

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slk_23
05/31/21 11:41:45 PM
#1:


Is it still a bit jarring to see "they" used so many times for a single person?


This might take a while for me to get used to, since elementary school teachers had always taught me not to use singular they. But as times change, so does grammar?



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Cemith
05/31/21 11:42:19 PM
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Nah, I think it tracks just fine.

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NightRender
05/31/21 11:43:31 PM
#5:


Since you like reading Wikipedia articles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they

The singular they emerged by the 14th century,[3] about a century after the plural they.

It's been a thing for centuries.

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Lost_All_Senses
05/31/21 11:43:48 PM
#6:


I always used non descriptives to make conversations seem less personal. So it feels normal to me but less personal.

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Mareen
06/01/21 3:12:43 PM
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I can guarantee you used singular they before without even realizing it.

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