Singular They Debate
Discussions focus on the grammatical correctness and implications of using singular 'they' versus first-person 'I' or 'we', including debates over impersonal 'you', royal 'we', and pronoun shifts in writing or statements.
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Yes, you are missing the non-personalized meaning of "you"
Using the word We, when they actually mean You
"they're" refers to a party in third person, while it should refer to "us" which is in first person.
"here", yet you say "they"... What's that about?
Sorry, I was using the 'singular' they.
This is a case where singular they would have come in handy...
Yes, I didn't mean to suggest you do :)I was using the singular they: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
And "they" can be used for one person though
How can it be 2 different people, why don't you speak in 1st person and use 'I'?
Interesting that you chose "they" instead of "we".