Use of they/them for a single person
Hello,
When you are refering to a single person but do not wnat to state wehtehr its a he or a she, is it ok to use the plural instead? For example: "My editor told me they (my client) need the product asap."
Thank you in advance for the replies!
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Use of they/them for a single person
Hello,When you are referring to a single person but do not want to state whether it's a he or a she, is it ok to use the plural instead? For example: "My editor told me they (my client) need the product asap."
Thank you in advance for the replies!
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Short answer, yes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
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