minus-squareLimonene@lemmy.blahaj.zoneto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Singular they rulelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWhat is the singular reflexive form of “they”? “Themselves” sounds too plural. “Themself” is inventing a new word, which is not problematic, but if we’re going to invent new words we may as well start using “ve” or “ze” as gender neutral pronouns. linkfedilink
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What is the singular reflexive form of “they”? “Themselves” sounds too plural. “Themself” is inventing a new word, which is not problematic, but if we’re going to invent new words we may as well start using “ve” or “ze” as gender neutral pronouns.