> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 19:23:14 -0400
> From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...>
> Subject: Re: English Usage: "THEY"
>
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> That also sounds weird to me. I would never use "they" in its epicene
> sense to refer to a specific individual whose gender I know. The
> unsuitability of "they" in such circumstances is, in fact, one of the
> primary arguments for introducing a new specifically epicene pronoun
> into English. But perhaps such unsuitability is merely generational
> and "they" is in the process of becoming a fully-functional epicene . .
> .
>
> -Marcos
*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? =)
~Trinsic~