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What are we going to do about irksome sentences like these that pair a singular pronoun with a plural pronoun? Everyone proposes their/his/her/his or her own solution, but each pitch has a hitch ...
People have invented more than 200 gender-neutral pronouns, ... have considered singular they unfit for print, holding fast to the rule that educated people use they only as a plural and, ...
Special Singular Antecedents: Each of these constructions is considered singular. Any pronoun that refers to them must be singular. Note: Use of the plural pronouns "they"/"them"/"their" is now widely ...
Yet many people continue to argue that a singular antecedent cannot take a plural pronoun. This logic is flawed, however. Take the word you for example. You began its linguistic life as a plural ...
They argue that it's too hard to change the hardwiring of singular/plural. They have a point about the hardwiring, but not about the "too hard to change" aspect.
The claim: Post implies demons in the Bible use singular they/them pronouns. ... But Legion's reference to being "many" demons makes plural pronouns necessary, per English grammar rules.