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"

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[–] Platomus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But that isn't the only use case of "them" being singular.

And it's embarrassing for you that you don't know that.

[–] BitSound@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right, I quoted a bit from the whole-ass Wikipedia page on Singular they in my response to you. I'm aware that there's multiple usages, and have said as much in my replies to you. I'm not sure what your point is.

[–] Platomus@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

You're finding a single case and using it to dismiss the whole argument.

It's obvious.