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Re:Dear Stack Exchange, Inc. by xibalba on Monday October 07, 2019 @10:47AM (#21181469)
> "Where's Dave?" > "They're in the garage, I think"

I am born and raised US, have lived all over west coast and midwest, and have traveled extensively throughout all regions of US. I have never heard people use the singular they in this pattern.

Where are you from? Wondering if perhaps it is a regional dialect difference.

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Re:Dear Stack Exchange, Inc. by NeedMoreTea on Monday October 07, 2019 @11:57AM (#21182381)
North West of England. My circle skews international, educated, Scots and perhaps city. I've not noticed it as specific to any of the many regional or international dialects. So I can't pick it out as Scots or Mancunian for instance.

It may fall under the generic UK North-South speech and language split.

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Re:Dear Stack Exchange, Inc. by anon12345690 on Monday October 07, 2019 @11:25AM (#21181947)
a lot of times its when youre talking about people where you dont know the name or gender but its a single person

easy to just say "they" instead of he or she. if you know what they are then you wouldnt keep using they

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