5.9 KiB
5.9 KiB
| 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 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 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. |