• procrastitron@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      OK, I’ll bite; do we need a concept for a “dual they” or a “ternary they”.

      If so, then fine “singular they” deserves to be called out too. If not, then treating “singular they” as a special case just gives bigots space to claim that it’s some sort of deviation from the norm which then gives them cover for falsely claiming that usage is incorrect.