Merriam-Webster noted that, while some may say the use of "they" in a singular form is ungrammatical, people have used it to describe someone whose gender is unknown for a "long time," although the nonbinary use of the word is "relatively new." (MORE: Yowza! 1,000 words were just...
‘They’ Is the Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster Says, Noting Its Singular Rise 韦氏词典2019年度词汇:they The New York Times A surgein searches for the definition of an old-school pronoun signals a new, nonbinary meaning. surge 1)可以作动词也可以作名词,表示“剧增”,英文解释为“A surge...
1. The word "are" does not have a plural form. It is used with the third-person singular pronouns "he," "she," and "it," while "they" is used with third-person plural pronouns. In this sense, "are" can be considered the plural form of "is."2. However, "are" is...
"It is a T-shirt" is a sentence in the singular form, indicating that there is only one T-shirt. "They are my trousers" is a sentence in the plural form, indicating that there are multiple trousers.The use of "is" and "are" is determined by the subject of the sentence...
2. people in general: They say he's rich. 3. (used with an indefinite singular antecedent in place of the definite masculine he or the definite feminine she): Whoever is of voting age, whether they are interested in politics or not, should vote. [1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse...
Though recent treatments have observed its use with singular noun phrases headed by sex-neutral nouns as well and have judged it acceptable, resistance to the form remains strong. This paper offers current evidence of this use of they in the speech and writing of cultured English speakers and ...
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Many Americans, especially older ones,stumbleoverthe use of “they” as a singular pronoun. “For those who haven'tkept up, the complaint is this,” Merriam-Webster wrote in an earlier blog post on the topic. “The use of they as a gender-neutral...
Acceptable, respectable—and standard. We’ve given its proper due with its own entry, which you can find with our new, second definition atthemself, also added in our sweeping update: “reflexive form of singular they, as used to refer to a nonbinary or gender-nonconforming person.” For...
①those ones : those people, animals, or things②used to refer to people in a general way or to a group of people who are not specified③a—used with a singular indefinite pronoun antecedentb—used with a singular antecedent to refer to an...