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Re: USAGE: English Usage: "THEY"

From:Doug Dee <amateurlinguist@...>
Date:Wednesday, October 20, 2004, 22:46
In a message dated 10/20/2004 6:05:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
trinsic@EARTHLINK.NET writes:

>*grins* And as "they" continues is march to general use as a 3rd person >singular epicene, we are going to need a replacement for 3rd person >plural. How about "theys"? Does anyone else have an idea what could be >used, or will "they" simply take on both roles? =)
Using "they" in both roles will probably not cause much confusion. If a new plural arises, perhaps it will be something like "theyall." Doug