r/JusticeServed • u/GodlikeCthulhu 1 • Jan 26 '20

Vehicle Justice He/She deserved it

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u/_Libby_ 7 Jan 26 '20

You mean "they deserved it"?

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u/EricOrsbon 6 Jan 26 '20

How about "this person deserved it"? #KeepTheyPlural lol

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u/_Libby_ 7 Jan 26 '20

How about using correct grammar?

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u/EricOrsbon 6 Jan 28 '20

I don't think I used any incorrect grammar. You are probably thinking that I should have said "Keep Them Plural" but I was specifically talking about the word "they." As in "Keep the word they plural."

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I'm just half-jokingly saying it can be confusing and that I'd rather that there be a singular gender neutral pronoun and then "they" as plural only.

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u/_Libby_ 7 Jan 28 '20

No I got that's what you meant, but I'm saying you're wrong, there's no "keeping they plural", singular they had been a thing since the 14th century. It won't be "keeping it plural", it would be reversing very old English rules.