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| 1 | key | description | normative | pronoun_subject | pronoun_object | possessive_determiner | possessive_pronoun | reflexive | plural | pluralHonorific | pronounceable | history | thirdForm | smallForm | sourcesInfo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | they,they/them | Singular “they” | TRUE | they | them | their | theirs | themselves | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | Singular “they” has been used in English to describe an unspecified person {https://www.academicwritingsuccess.com/the-astonishing-history-of-singular-they/=since the late 1300s} (it's even older than singular “you”!). Nowadays, it's the most popular choice among people who prefer gender neutral forms. It starts being {https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/singular-nonbinary-they=accepted by dictionaries} too.@It is also common to use {/they/them/themself=“themself”} as a reflexive form. | reflexive | This list of sources includes both the version with {/they=“themselves”} and {/they/them/themselves=“themself”}, as well as those that don't happen to use reflexive. | |
| 3 | they/them/themself | Singular “they” | TRUE | they | them | their | theirs | themself | TRUE | TRUE | TRUE | Singular “they” has been used in English to describe an unspecified person {https://www.academicwritingsuccess.com/the-astonishing-history-of-singular-they/=since the late 1300s} (it's even older than singular “you”!). Nowadays, it's the most popular choice among people who prefer gender neutral forms. It starts being {https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/singular-nonbinary-they=accepted by dictionaries} too.@It is also common to use {/they=“themselves”} as a reflexive form. | reflexive | This list of sources includes both the version with {/they=“themselves”} and {/they/them/themselves=“themself”}, as well as those that don't happen to use reflexive. |