No, I’m not going to change the rules of English grammar because you want to go by “they.”
“Ashley said they want to go to their house because they have their food there.”
…. I… that sentence is grammatically correct… what even
I am sorry your English teachers failed you.
I have a degree in English. People have been using “they” for singular to individual whose gender is unknown since Shakespeare. This isn’t the hill you want to die on, CK.
im screaming
Even if it wasn’t around since shakespere, the “english won’t change” is a stupid argument because english is literally always changing and words always take on new meanings. I mean, before 2016, dab was a small quantity, now it’s a specific pose. up until the late 1900s, sick only had one meaning, now it can also mean awesome. Even if they wasn’t a singular pronoun hundreds of years ago, there is absolutely no reason it can’t be singular today.
it’s knot that hard to grasp so there really isn’t any need for a long explanation, unless you wanna stroke your own ego. Of course people like that are a pain in the ass
Sometimes I feel like unhinging my jaw & screaming at the entrenched establishment “HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN THAT WE ARE ALL BROKE?” Because 9 times out of 10, when a “millennial” does something weird, untraditional, or otherwise confusing to previous generations, the core reason is because we’re broke, thus the old ways are not accessible to us, so we’re using new stopgaps and alternatives. An “obsession” with phones/social media? It’s a cheap way to socially connect when many of us are pressed for time due to work or can’t afford to go out. A fixation on food? It’s the last comfort splurge we can feasibly afford, when vacations and the like are not an optipn. A resistance to large life milestone acquisitions? Can’t afford houses, cars, raising children. Weird craft/homebrew/DIY hobbies? Trying to save money, or spin some profit in whatever way can be managed. Widespread cynicism, anxiety and depression? We literally have to take up group fundraising collections for things like emergency expenses, rent and medical care. We’re broke and it’s slowly driving us bananas.
My parents can’t understand why I behave the way I do. My grandmother has never understood me better.
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.