They

[Hamless Hog]

If they refers to an unspecified gender, are people able to refer to themselves as they? Wouldnt that suggest they are unaware of their own gender?

[craigsters]

https://youtu.be/zLQ2d89vCiw

[Hamless Hog]

Originally posted by craigsters:

https://youtu.be/zLQ2d89vCiw

Thats pretty funny. But I think that movie is referring to "they" as the verbage of multiple people. Where as i am referring to and an unspecified gender.

[Candyy]

For me "they" just sounds bad...

[Hamless Hog]

Originally posted by Candyy ♡:

For me "they" just sounds bad...

To me I wouldnt say bad, Misleading would be a more fitting word for me.

[Candyy]

Originally posted by Hogarth:

Originally posted by Candyy ♡:

For me "they" just sounds bad...

To me I wouldnt say bad, Misleading would be a more fitting word for me.

Idk... I just it v:

[TwisterCat]

"They" sounds like something you'd call an AI.

[Hamless Hog]

Originally posted by TwisterCat:

"They" sounds like something you'd call an AI.

I mean, If I was talking to someone and wanted to refer to a group of people I would use the word "they".

[Triple G]

"They" is 3rd person plural, which is also the polite or formal form to speak to people here, in that case with capital letter. If they refer to themselves as individuals, they use 1st person singular. 2nd person plural was used here in medieval times to speak to noble individuals, but is the informal way to speak to many people. Somehow the second person plural is the same word as the second person singular in English. So it´s a mystery if You chose to use the more formal or more informal way to speak to each other. But i need to add that i´m no grammar expert and always had bad ratings in that stuff...

[Pierce Dalton]

Originally posted by TwisterCat:

"They" sounds like something you'd call an AI.

Nah, that would be "it".

[Hamless Hog]

Originally posted by Triple G:

"They" is 3rd person plural, which is also the polite or formal form to speak to people here, in that case with capital letter. If they refer to themselves as individuals, they use 1st person singular. 2nd person plural was used here in medieval times to speak to noble individuals, but is the informal way to speak to many people. Somehow the second person plural is the same word as the second person singular in English. So it´s a mystery if You chose to use the more formal or more informal way to speak to each other. But i need to add that i´m no grammar expert and always had bad ratings in that stuff...

Yes words can have different meaning, I want it to be clear when Im referring to "they" i dont mean a group of people but a single person.
To refer to ones self as "they" in the first person just seems odd to me.

[sleeps]

just call everyone "dia"

[Smokedice]

This documentary should help you figure it out https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1664424891372941312

[Hamless Hog]

Originally posted by sleeps:

just call everyone "dia" :WhiteWolfFunny:

I dont know what that means, can you elaborate?

[Hamless Hog]

Originally posted by Smokedice:

This documentary should help you figure it out https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1664424891372941312

Its a 90 min video. Can you tell me your conclusion before I invest the time watching it.

[Smokedice]

Originally posted by Hogarth:

Originally posted by Smokedice:

This documentary should help you figure it out https://twitter.com/realDailyWire/status/1664424891372941312

Its a 90 min video. Can you tell me your conclusion before I invest the time watching it.

It's hilarious, haha