Thread: Pronouns
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Old 18-08-2022, 10:01   #33
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Re: Pronouns

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Originally Posted by Sephiroth View Post
You are wrong. I have no prejudice except against illegal migrants of the Calais type. It (wokery) is self evident when you butcher the English language to use a plural pronoun rather than the correct singular pronoun. "They have got a penis" is a collective term; in the singular that becomes "he".

Had you used the grammatically correct pronouns, your message would have been even stronger.
‘They’ is also perfectly acceptable third person singular for referring to an individual whose sex is unknown. It has been co-opted by those who wish to make a deliberately ambiguous statement about their ‘gender’ but that shouldn’t stop you using it as grammar has long permitted.
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