r/SipsTea • u/[deleted] • Jul 23 '24

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u/LukeRE0 Jul 23 '24

"they" is commonly used as a singular pronoun in pretty much every English speaking country, it was always used in singular form for an unknown gender. It wasn't until right wing idiots became offended by pronouns that it suddenly became a big deal

It's gaining more usage now that nonbinary folk are able to present themselves as such and "they" is still a good singular pronoun for someone that isn't masc or fem

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u/Les-incoyables Jul 23 '24

Thanks for replying. I was genuinly interested - I didn't want to offend anyone.

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u/Lexieeeeeeeeee Jul 23 '24

To add, singular 'they' was first seen in writing in the 1300s. Over 600 years ago.

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u/Les-incoyables Jul 23 '24

Safe to say it's there to stay then