Re: [PATCH 1/4] Documentation: use singular they when appropriate

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Derrick Stolee <stolee@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Singular "they" works the same as singular "you". For example:
>
> 	...means that _you are_ completely satisfied...
>
> Singular "you" had a similar backlash in the 1660s as singular "they"
> is having in this thread, but singular "you" has lasted (and we use
> "thou" only to signify someone using old-timey language).

Oh weird... the big debate with you always was that we have no plural
version of it to use when referring to a group of people, and it was
plural all along, but is still used when referring to only one person.



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