Panel 1: A person with the text "Singular 'they'" written on them smiling with open arms.
Panel 2: "Singular 'They'" beaten up by others who said, "Singular they is ungrammatical. It's too confusing," "How can anyone use plural pronouns for singular," and "Every pronoun should only have one purpose."
Panel 3: "You" hiding from the mob who was beating "Singular 'They'"
Panel 4: "German 'Sie'" hiding with even more fear next to "You"

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[–] Limonene@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What is the singular reflexive form of "they"? "Themselves" sounds too plural. "Themself" is inventing a new word, which is not problematic, but if we're going to invent new words we may as well start using "ve" or "ze" as gender neutral pronouns.

[–] match@pawb.social 11 points 2 years ago

Would you be convinced if you found out that "themself" had precedent dating back to the early 1800s?

[–] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

Oneself

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

"Yourself" is already a plural with a "-self" suffix. "Themself" is the same thing.