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  • Panel 1: A person with the text “Singular ‘they’” written on them smiling with open arms.
  • Panel 2: “Singular ‘They’” beaten up by others who said, “Singular they is ungrammatical. It’s too confusing,” “How can anyone use plural pronouns for singular,” and “Every pronoun should only have one purpose.”
  • Panel 3: “You” hiding from the mob who was beating “Singular ‘They’”
  • Panel 4: “German ‘Sie’” hiding with even more fear next to “You”
  • @variants
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    711 months ago

    “They forgot to pay their bill” it sounds like you’re referring to multiple people instead of a singular person.

    This sounds normal to me, how else would you word it?

    • @DharkStare@lemmy.world
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      211 months ago

      If it was a singular customer, I would say “He forgot to pay his bill” (or she/her depending on the gender).