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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by MatteoFrigo on Thursday April 14, 2022 @08:47PM (#31035412)
The truth remains that if you use "they" as singular you sound like a moron.

"Someone" has indefinite number and is not singular. Implicitly plural antecedents ("anyone", "everyone", "each ...") are not singular either.

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by andrepd on Thursday April 14, 2022 @09:08PM (#31035576)
>The truth remains that if you use "they" as singular you sound like a moron.

Bind this in a nice cover and you'll be sure to get your linguistics doctorate summa cum laude.

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Re:Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private by urdumbaf on Friday April 15, 2022 @09:24AM (#31039951)
MatteoFrigo sounds like they are a moron
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