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by MatteoFrigo 1525 days ago
The truth remains that if you use "they" as singular you sound like a moron.

"Someone" has indefinite number and is not singular. Implicitly plural antecedents ("anyone", "everyone", "each ...") are not singular either.

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>The truth remains that if you use "they" as singular you sound like a moron.

Bind this in a nice cover and you'll be sure to get your linguistics doctorate summa cum laude.

MatteoFrigo sounds like they are a moron