- They
"They" (IPAEng|ðeɪ) is a
third-person,personal pronoun (subject case) inModern English .Usage
The "singular" "they" is the use of this pronoun, where "they" is used as a
gender-neutral singular rather than plural pronoun. The correctness of this usage is disputed.Etymology
They "The People"
Taken from "You know what "they" say..."
* "They" refers to the masses of those who are among the pop culture. "They" quote sayings of individuals who could put complex events in to understandable context; believing that what "they" have just quoted would justify an event or action which had just occurred.
* "They" may also refer to the government or society at large, such as when a paranoid conspiracy theorist proclaims "They're out to get me, man" or "They're watching me right now."Thelogical position against this usage is based on the principle ofmethodological individualism - the obvious fact about thereality of humans that various actions such as "thinking", "saying", "feeling", "knowing", "believing" or any otherphysiological functions can only be done by individual humans.ee also
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English personal pronouns
*Generic antecedents
*Them *
Possessive pronoun
*Subjective pronoun
*Objective pronoun
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