thinkStory · @thinkStory
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I love "they." I've even been using it with people who appear gender conforming but I don't specifically know their preference.

Old ‘They,’ New ‘They’ — Language Change in Action

“The reason people struggle is that there are really two uses of singular ‘they’: an old use, which has been in use in English as far back as 1375, and a new use, which is part of a big language change in the 21st century.”

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