Even my Mac is not hip to the singular pronoun ‘ they' yet!) (Incidentally - as I type ‘ they', my computer keeps underlining it, trying to tell me I am not in proper agreement. However, fellow HA teacher Michael McConnell brought to my attention how the singular they has origins dating back to the 14th century, referring to an unnamed person in a poem titled William and the Werewolf. I attributed that to the grammar at first, since the concept of singular “they” was so foreign to me.
They has been the hardest for me to understand and use correctly.
I sometimes struggle, not only in being able to fully understand the meaning behind them, but mainly in wanting to be sure I honor and respect people’s gender identities and not offend anyone. That’s a common, but relatively new question we all hear these days.Īs a middle-aged woman who considers herself open-minded and inclusive, I do admit I am not adept with pronouns - yet.
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