Re: OT: Latin subject-verb agreement

--- MorphemeAddict@WMCONNECT.COM wrote:

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> I once recently had a short discussion about using "they" as a singular
> pronoun with an English (ESL) teacher, not his usual profession.  He was
> teaching
> Chinese students to use "they" as a singular pronoun.
Lately I've heard "they" used a lot as a gender-neutral replacement for "he",
"she", or the awkward "he/she", or "he or she".

E.g: "When a player is ready, he or she will serve the ball."
Becomes: "When a player is ready, they will serve the ball."

--gary

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