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31 jan 2020
- PortuguĂȘs (Brasil)
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InglĂȘs (EUA)
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InglĂȘs (RU)
Pergunta sobre InglĂȘs (EUA)
"them" is a neutral pronoun when it talks about one person?
"them" is a neutral pronoun when it talks about one person?
there's a friend that always use this pronoun when he talks about someone (mostly about loving relationships) but not specify about the gender, but I'm not really sure about this
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- InglĂȘs (EUA)
Yes, but it's grammatically incorrect. You should really use he or she, him or her.
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- InglĂȘs (EUA)
Yes! It can be singular sometimes. You can use they/them as a neutral pronoun.
Have I told you about my friend? They are really good at singing.
Have you met Jordan before?
No, I haven't met them before.
But if you know their gender, you can use the gender specific pronoun and still sound natural.
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- PortuguĂȘs (Brasil)
- InglĂȘs (EUA) Quase Fluente
They/Them/Their are also used when referring to indefinite pronouns such as "someone/somebody , everyone/everybody and so on.
âI met someone who is good at English yesterday, THEIR speaking skills is fascinating
(Note: I am not stating if the person is male or female)
âNo one Likes me, do THEY?
("They" is depicting the indefinite pronoun "no one".
- PortuguĂȘs (Brasil)
- InglĂȘs (EUA) Quase Fluente
@asousek Excuse me,
The following two sentences of yours are grammatically correct? I am asking because it is even something new to me, as a non-native speaker.
Have I told you about my friend? They are really good at singing.
Have you met Jordan before?
No, I haven't met them before.
- InglĂȘs (EUA)
- PortuguĂȘs (Brasil)
- InglĂȘs (EUA) Quase Fluente
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