From 70acc2adb9b9f55c294d636b265f01427a67f857 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nate B <43703496+NB419@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 14:05:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Create they-them-pronouns.md --- trans/they-them-pronouns.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) create mode 100644 trans/they-them-pronouns.md diff --git a/trans/they-them-pronouns.md b/trans/they-them-pronouns.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..69397df --- /dev/null +++ b/trans/they-them-pronouns.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +## They/Them Pronouns + +#### Singular “they” is grammatically correct + + + +* [Grammarly - Mora 18](https://www.grammarly.com/blog/use-the-singular-they/) + * They/Them Pronouns are academically approved + * As of 2019, most big style guides—including the Associated Press, the Chicago Manual of Style, the MLA style manual, and the APA style manual—accept the usage of the singular they. +* [Oxford English Dictionary](https://public.oed.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/) + * Traces singular they back to 1375, demonstrating a large historical precedent. + * “They” is grammatically similar to “You,” which “was a plural pronoun that had become singular as well.”