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Q&A Does using plural form for singular object make sense?

Some people use they/them if they can't identity gender/sex (gender and sex isn't same). But when mentioning a single person should we use plural pronoun? We know that "they/them" is plural form. ...

2 answers  ·  posted 3y ago by deleted user  ·  edited 3y ago by Moshi‭

Question English pronouns
#5: Nominated for promotion by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2021-10-27T01:24:31Z (about 3 years ago)
#4: Post edited by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2021-09-12T22:07:14Z (about 3 years ago)
Some grammatical fixes (mostly verb agreement)
  • Is using plural form for singular object make sense?
  • Does using plural form for singular object make sense?
  • Some people uses they/them if they can't identity gender/sex (gender and sex isn't same). But, when mentioning a single person should we use plural pronoun?
  • We know that "they/them" is plural form. But "he/she" is singular form. Recently, a person were telling me to use they/them if I don't know (or identify) his/her gender. But why plural form make sense for singular person?
  • Some people use they/them if they can't identity gender/sex (gender and sex isn't same). But when mentioning a single person should we use plural pronoun?
  • We know that "they/them" is plural form. But "he/she" is singular form. Recently, a person was telling me to use they/them if I don't know (or identify) his/her gender. But why plural form make sense for singular person?
#3: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2021-09-12T11:57:20Z (about 3 years ago)
Without quotation mark it was representing something else
  • Some people uses they/them if they can't identity gender/sex (gender and sex isn't same). But, when mentioning a single person should we use plural pronoun?
  • We know that they/them is plural form. But he/she is singular form. Recently, a person were telling me to use they/them if I don't know (or identify) his/her gender. But why plural form make sense for singular person?
  • Some people uses they/them if they can't identity gender/sex (gender and sex isn't same). But, when mentioning a single person should we use plural pronoun?
  • We know that "they/them" is plural form. But "he/she" is singular form. Recently, a person were telling me to use they/them if I don't know (or identify) his/her gender. But why plural form make sense for singular person?
#2: Post edited by (deleted user) · 2021-09-12T11:55:13Z (about 3 years ago)
Oops!
  • Some people uses they/them if they can't identity gender/sex (gender and sex isn't same). But, when mentioning a single person should we use plural pronoun.
  • We know that they/them is plural form. But he/she is singular form. Recently, a person were telling me to use they/them if I don't his/her gender. But why plural form make sense for singular person?
  • Some people uses they/them if they can't identity gender/sex (gender and sex isn't same). But, when mentioning a single person should we use plural pronoun?
  • We know that they/them is plural form. But he/she is singular form. Recently, a person were telling me to use they/them if I don't know (or identify) his/her gender. But why plural form make sense for singular person?
#1: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2021-09-12T11:53:31Z (about 3 years ago)
Is using plural form for singular object make sense?
Some people uses they/them if they can't identity gender/sex (gender and sex isn't same). But, when mentioning a single person should we use plural pronoun. 

We know that they/them is plural form. But he/she is singular form. Recently, a person were telling me to use they/them if I don't his/her gender. But why plural form make sense for singular person?