More clear? It's confusing as hell when someone states a group of people (by using they) while my mind was thinking we were discussing a single person. It's been a few years now and it still throws me off when people (mainly young, school aged people) mix up the singular and plural.
its not a mixup, its definitely a new standard. not a woke thing. the plural is applied because it refers to the multitude of possibilities. if the hypothetical could only be a male, then 'he' is used. 'they' allows for both possibilities, without implying a gender. Its much more conversational, which is why the singular usage of 'they' has been around for literally hundreds and hundreds of years.
More clear? It's confusing as hell when someone states a group of people (by using they) while my mind was thinking we were discussing a single person. It's been a few years now and it still throws me off when people (mainly young, school aged people) mix up the singular and plural.
its not a mixup, its definitely a new standard. not a woke thing. the plural is applied because it refers to the multitude of possibilities. if the hypothetical could only be a male, then 'he' is used. 'they' allows for both possibilities, without implying a gender. Its much more conversational, which is why the singular usage of 'they' has been around for literally hundreds and hundreds of years.
Show me a case where it is used in the singular more than 5o years ago
Still waiting...100% agree bro