Eli5: Why do you use “they” for non-gendered speech instead of “it”? 1.64K viewsDecember 31, 2023 Question100.55K September 8, 2023 0 Comments I’m not a native speaker, but as far as I understood, for singular objects and animals “it” was used. Why use “they” for individual people then? In: 1400 36 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted September 8, 2023 0 Comments ”We had a party last night, while cleaning up, i have found a lost cell phone. I hope they call so i figure out who it is.” We use they often, to represent a singular person without realizing it. You are viewing 1 out of 36 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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