But English sorely lacks a gender-neutral singular third-person pronoun, and “they” has for centuries been pressed into service for that purpose, much to the grammarians’ chagrin.

Let’s start with various forms of disagreement between singular and plural elements in a sentence. 1. “Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are both 34, and neither have been engaged or married yet ...

Plural nouns are represented by plural pronouns: The cats know they can catch their tails. But agreement isn’t always easy. Here are some difficult agreement problems and how to navigate them.

Opinion ‘They’ has been a singular pronoun for centuries. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s wrong. October 21, 2021 More than 3 years ago ...

letters Gender-Neutral Pronouns: The Singular ‘They’ and Alternatives Some readers find the new usage of “they” confusing and offer other options such as “que” and “s/he.” ...

Battles of grammar, for the most part, play out in English classrooms and in the pages of style guides. Rarely do arguments over split infinitives and Oxford commas venture beyond the walls of ...

Grammar snobs may shudder in disgust at this idea, but it’s time to normalize the use of they/them as singular pronouns. It’s 2021; no more of this “he or she, his or her” stuff. It’s ...

The claim: Post implies demons in the Bible use singular they/them pronouns A May 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) suggests an ancient text invokes modern-day language about gender ...

Collective nouns can be taken as singular or plural, according to whether the word is seen as a unit or as individual items. For example: Thefamilyis proud ofitslineage. Family is seen as a whole ...