Posted: Sep 19, 2019 3:06 am
"I spoke to Sam and they said to come over later."
FWIW, I can see where confusion might arise. For instances where "they" refers to Sam (definite usage?), I suggest something like "xey" for the, uh, gender-neutral third-person singular personal pronoun.
"I spoke to Sam and xey said to come over later."
FWIW, I can see where confusion might arise. For instances where "they" refers to Sam (definite usage?), I suggest something like "xey" for the, uh, gender-neutral third-person singular personal pronoun.
"I spoke to Sam and xey said to come over later."