[Ansteorra] Same-Gender Consort Proposal

[S L Niemann]

Wouldn't "they" as used be third-person singular?

Ines
Dum spiritus, spes

On Jul 17, 2012 11:30 PM, "Tim McDaniel" <tmcd at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012, Richard Threlkeld <rjt at softwareinnovation.com>
> wrote: ...
>
>>> New Proposed Language:
>>> Each competitor in a Royal List must be acceptable to the Crown. If
>>> competing with a consort, they too must be acceptable to the
>>> Crown.
>>
>>
>> Since I object to using the plural pronoun "they" to refer to a
>> single person, I would prefer the following.
>>
>> Each competitor and consort, if any, in a Royal List must be
>> acceptable to the Crown.
>
>
> I cannot remain silent any longer.  I have to say that I am deeply,
> DEEPLY offended.
>
> "They" used as a first-person singular pronoun goes back to at least
> Shakespeare.  Further, thou hast no leg to stand on if thou ever usest
> "you" as a first-person singular pronoun, thou rogering tosspot.

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> Daniel de Lindicolino
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> Tim McDaniel, tmcd at panix.com