THE VIDEO SHELF · gender-neutral pronouns
Gender Neutral Pronouns: They're Here, Get Used To Them
Tom Scott argues that grammatical gender is a silly concept and that the singular 'they' is an established gender-neutral pronoun. The description carries later corrections and reflections he added in 2019.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters link it as a short, friendly explanation of singular they and grammatical gender in discussions of pronoun usage.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Tom Scott
- Topic
- gender-neutral pronouns
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2013–2015
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They isn't just plural, it's also gender-neutral. Gender neutral pronouns: they're here to stay[1]. [1] [VIDEO]
tehwalrus on Hacker News · 2013-07
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pdkl95 on Hacker News · 2015-08
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