They a—used with a singular indefinite pronoun antecedent No one has to go if they don't want to. Everyone knew where they stood … — E. L. Doctorow b—used with a singular antecedent to refer to an unknown or unspecified person An employee with a grievance can file a complaint if they need to. The person who answered the phone said they didn't know where she was. c—used to refer to a single person whose gender is intentionally not revealed A student was found with a knife and a BB gun in their backpack Monday, district spokeswoman Renee Murphy confirmed. The student, whose name has not been released, will be disciplined according to district policies, Murphy said. They also face charges from outside law enforcement, she said. — Olivia Krauth d—used to refer to a single person whose gender identity is nonbinary (see NONBINARY sense c) I knew certain things about … the person I was interviewing.… They had adopted their gender-neutral name a few years ago, when they began to consciously identify as nonbinary — that is, neither male nor female. They were in their late 20s, working as an event planner, applying to graduate school. — Amy Harmon
【 在 rbs (jay) 的大作中提到: 】 : They : a—used with a singular indefinite pronoun antecedent : No one has to go if they don't want to. : Everyone knew where they stood … : — E. L. Doctorow : b—used with a singular antecedent to refer to an unknown or unspecified : person : An employee with a grievance can file a complaint if they need to. : The person who answered the phone said they didn't know where she was. : c—used to refer to a single person whose gender is intenti
They
a—used with a singular indefinite pronoun antecedent
No one has to go if they don't want to.
Everyone knew where they stood …
— E. L. Doctorow
b—used with a singular antecedent to refer to an unknown or unspecified
person
An employee with a grievance can file a complaint if they need to.
The person who answered the phone said they didn't know where she was.
c—used to refer to a single person whose gender is intentionally not
revealed
A student was found with a knife and a BB gun in their backpack Monday,
district spokeswoman Renee Murphy confirmed. The student, whose name has not been released, will be disciplined according to district policies, Murphy
said. They also face charges from outside law enforcement, she said.
— Olivia Krauth
d—used to refer to a single person whose gender identity is nonbinary (see NONBINARY sense c)
I knew certain things about … the person I was interviewing.… They had
adopted their gender-neutral name a few years ago, when they began to
consciously identify as nonbinary — that is, neither male nor female. They were in their late 20s, working as an event planner, applying to graduate
school.
— Amy Harmon
老汉刚来就学了个singular "they"，比如Everyone should submit their status by 5PM Friday.
现在不光是number上的突破，已经是person上的了。
我给Webster 建议个2019 Phase of the year: How dare you!
马桶的厕所法案后遗症
【 在 mccoy(小强-
反左大本营
三妻四妾前景不错啊，只要they同意
【 在 mccoy (小强->大强->老强->强(jiang4)老) 的大作中提到: 】
: 老汉刚来就学了个singular
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话说汉语很超前啊，没有阴阳词性
德语啥的就太反动了
不过丫太阳的居然是阴性
【 在 rbs (jay) 的大作中提到: 】
: They
: a—used with a singular indefinite pronoun antecedent
: No one has to go if they don't want to.
: Everyone knew where they stood …
: — E. L. Doctorow
: b—used with a singular antecedent to refer to an unknown or unspecified
: person
: An employee with a grievance can file a complaint if they need to.
: The person who answered the phone said they didn't know where she was.
: c—used to refer to a single person whose gender is intenti
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Webster有本事把He 和 She 从字典里抠掉我就服
定义she=super he可解
【 在 rbs (jay) 的大作中提到: 】
: Webster有本事把He 和 She 从字典里抠掉我就服
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各种性别都平等啊 挺好 只有一个也学语法简单了啊