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Grammar thread - June Stargal - 10-12-2019
If I'm using singular they to refer to a specific individual, does it conjugate other words as singular, or is it still plural?
eg My friend said they was interested in watching a movie tonight.
RE: Grammar thread - Reyweld - 10-12-2019
No
RE: Grammar thread - June Stargal - 10-19-2019
Oh, ok.
RE: Grammar thread - Our Lady of Lampreys - 10-22-2019
In my understanding it works analogously to singular you. I might ask a friend "Were you thinking of watching a movie tonight?" even though they're only one person. "Were" is conjugated for plural because "you" was originally a plural-only form ("thou" was used for singular).
I haven't heard agreement on "themself" vs. "themselves".
All that said I'm just a cis person who likes talking about grammar, if the person who's using they/them pronouns has a preference that's what matters.
RE: Grammar thread - Reyweld - 10-23-2019
I agree with the above ^^
Joe Starman and I are brothers, in case my "no" came off to other people as really imposing or stand-offish.