“Gender neutral pronouns: they're here to stay[1].”
Singular they is established gender-neutral usage.
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They isn't just plural, it's also gender-neutral. Gender neutral pronouns: they're here to stay[1]. [1] this video
Gender Neutral Pronouns: They're Here, Get Used To Them
4.6M views · Jul 5, 2013 · 3:49 · 3 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2013–2015
Tom Scott argues that grammatical gender is a silly concept and that the singular 'they' is an established gender-neutral pronoun. The description carries later corrections and reflections he added in 2019.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters link it as a short, friendly explanation of singular they and grammatical gender in discussions of pronoun usage.
“Tom Scott has a great video on grammatical gender that is worth a watch”HN comment, 2013
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“Tom Scott has a great video on grammatical gender that is worth a watch”
Tom Scott on grammatical gender.
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Because no-one's posted it yet, Tom Scott has a great video on grammatical gender that is worth a watch: this video
“I just thought these two Tom Scott clips were fun and relevant to these grammar issues.”
Problems with gendered pronouns and singular they.
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> the word cromulent ... is not even a real word Only to a prescriptivist[1] trying to keep the language static. "Cromulent" is slowly making its way into descriptivist[1] dictionaries and is recognized about as often as any other new word, so it just as much a "real" word as other new words ("email", "google" (transitive verb), "truthiness"). > the correctness of using a singular they The alternative is gendered pronouns which have several problems[2]. /* I'm not trying to nitpick your post; I just thought these two Tom Scott clips were fun and relevant to these grammar issues. */ [1] link [2] this video