source-library/trans/they-them-pronouns.md

They/Them Pronouns

Singular “they” is grammatically correct

• Grammarly - Mora 18
  • 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
  • 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.”