From: Phillip Susi <phill@thesusis.net>
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2021 14:02:24 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] Documentation: use singular they when appropriate
Message-ID: <87wnqzp46n.fsf@vps.thesusis.net>
In-Reply-To: <790688e5-6816-9837-85e7-2fdbbdf24169@gmail.com>


Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com> writes:

> Singular "they" works the same as singular "you". For example:
>
> 	...means that _you are_ completely satisfied...
>
> Singular "you" had a similar backlash in the 1660s as singular "they"
> is having in this thread, but singular "you" has lasted (and we use
> "thou" only to signify someone using old-timey language).

Oh weird... the big debate with you always was that we have no plural
version of it to use when referring to a group of people, and it was
plural all along, but is still used when referring to only one person.