![]() Sentences like this sometimes use constructions like he or she, but the use of they has become very common in such instances, with many people preferring they as less awkward and more inclusive.Ī use of they that has become more widespread is as a personal pronoun for those who identify as nonbinary or whose gender identity exists between or beyond the spectrum of strictly male or female. ![]() They also has a long history of being used to refer to an unspecified individual or to a person whose gender and other personal details are unknown or irrelevant, as in If a student is absent, they must bring in a note when they return to school. It can also refer to multiple things, as in I moved the packages so they wouldn’t fall off the table. They is perhaps most commonly used as a plural pronoun referring to multiple people, as in Seven people made reservations, and they all showed up at the same time. We don’t traditionally think of they as having synonyms, but there are several situations in which it can replace-or be replaced with-another word, phrase, or series of words.
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