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Re:Making the Mind: Why we've misunderstood the nature-nurtu... by SAI_Peregrinus on Monday September 30, 2019 @04:39PM (#21119460)
That's confusing because "are" ("they're" is a contraction of "they are") is used for the plural. "They is" would be singular, just like "he is" or "she is". It would be ungrammatical for plural "they", but AFIACT is correct for singular "they".

So the unambiguous (but weird sounding to those unused to it) version:

"Is Pat coming to lunch with us?"

"Yes, they is coming in a moment."

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Re:Making the Mind: Why we've misunderstood the nature-nurtu... by lozf on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @03:43PM (#21129718)
> "Yes, they is coming in a moment."

Perhaps one of:

"Yes, they will be here soon / joining us shortly / along later."

would be better.

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Re:Making the Mind: Why we've misunderstood the nature-nurtu... by grahamburger on Thursday October 03, 2019 @05:30PM (#21152448)
> "Yes, they will be here soon / joining us shortly / along later."

None of these clarify singular vs plural of 'they.' All of them work whether 'they' refers to one person or multiple.

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Re:Making the Mind: Why we've misunderstood the nature-nurtu... by lozf on Sunday October 06, 2019 @06:16PM (#21175546)
Good point.
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