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Why do we use "they" as a singular pronoun? - Arika Okrent

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Traces the linguistic history and grammatical development of singular 'they' in English. Teaches language evolution and pronoun usage.

A 6-minute video from TED-Ed: “Why do we use "they" as a singular pronoun? - Arika Okrent”.

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