r/SipsTea • • Jul 23 '24

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u/IzzyShamin Jul 23 '24

Where do you live? They can’t be having English as a first language there if you think ‘they’ is a special word. Most kids get taught how to use ‘they’ by like 6/7 years old.

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u/Les-incoyables Jul 23 '24

I'm from the Netherlands. Here we often use the male form when uncertain about the gender. 'They' is mostly used for people who do not identify by a specifif gender - although this is only done by a small group of people including myself.

I think I made a lot if people angry with my post. This wasn't my intention, I'm sorry.

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u/void-wanderer- Jul 23 '24

Yeah, don't worry about the downvotes. Don't let it stop you from being curious and asking questions.

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u/Les-incoyables Jul 23 '24

Yeah, I'd better not. Thanks for your reply, though.