Gender Pronouns: Using ‘THEY’, ‘THEIR’, and ‘THEM’ for a single person in English

[@engvidGill]

Thank you for watching, everyone! Next, watch some of my other videos about English pronouns: Learn English: THOU, THEE, THY, THINE kzbin.info/www/bejne/enmUcnecqJWSrrs 5-Minute English: WHO, WHOM, WHOSE, WHO'S kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJLWmWZ6jdOsjbc

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Thank you! Finally, there is someone answering my question. I've already thought about how to address it if I don't know the gender of the subject.

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[@TheMakoyou]

I never learned the word "hers" in junior high school, so I was shocked to learn it now. I was also shocked to learn that the sentence "This book is his" is correct. I thought that "his" always had to be followed by a noun. I had learned it that way. However, I learned it 40 years ago, so I checked with my 20-year-old daughter, and she said she had learned about "hers" & "his". I don't think I had forgotten about them, because in junior high school I was always at the top of my English class.😅

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[@enniruth]

thank you for keeping they/them/their in its correct terminology.

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[@Amramr-rg8ip]

Magnificent explanation for the lesson

[@devjanichakraborty6204]

Dear Ma'am Gill, I have liked your lesson on Gender Pronoun ! Here,i would like to say that when we mention someone's name,automatically the gender of the person is revealed.Then the gender of the pronoun goes according to the gender of the Proper Noun. When we don't mention someone's name specifically,as mentioned in the lesson as 'speaker' or 'cousin' then the gender is not revealed so the pronouns 'they','them' or 'their' can be used. Obviously,there is a certain rule about grammar,which one has to follow ! Thanks 😃

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I am from Kenya we use the British English but I have learned alot mostly pronunciation,You the best mum

[@vaneney8574]

Thank you very much for this clear and interesting video! I haven't learned this way of using "they", "their", and "them" in school and I find it to be very useful :)

[@saturnosring]

Very interesting topic. All languages evolve, and these new uses of the pronouns aren’t often taught in class. So I really appreciate that you explained us how to use them properly in these situations. Thanks Gill!

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This is not "new", it's found also in Shakespeare

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Thanks . It is new for me.

[@englishforre.1458]

Very important lesson where anyone could go wrong. Using they, their, and them for singular is something wonderful!

[@bahdanshyshkin7918]

In slavic languages there’s no such problem in general - nouns change their endings based off the gender - for example the word “cousin” is кузин (male) and кузинА (female). So the implied gender is usually very obvious

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[@JuliaDutta]

Most interesting lesson Gill - including gendre in your lesson is very progresdive. I am more with it when we include all gendre on the they ( them. safe and polite I shpild think.

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Lots of errors in spelling. Having trouble seeing clearly due to eye operation but cpuld stop from congrayulating on they/them - splendid!

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[@TheCamillo4ka]

Thanks a lot, Gill! It’s really useful, now I know how it’s used. In Uzbek “u” is gender non-specific he/she/it, “ular” is gender non-specific they. But interestingly, when talking about a person, singular, “ular” is usually used out of respect. And the affix of plurals is added to verbs following “ular”. In Russian “he” is used as a gender non-specific pronoun. Rarely “he or she”. “They” is never used,except by some young people that think of themselves as of non-binary, and that are treated by others as freaks, cause not only older people consider it… inappropriate, but also younger people too. Like it’s that gay/gender bullshit, and Russia will not follow Gayrope, blah-blah-blah😒

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Thank you very much! It was very interesting!

[@Sharky857]

Having a pronoun that can be used as gender neutral is so helpful! My native language is lacking something like this, so we have to find alternative ways to write gender neutral terms by replacing the final vocals with anything but "A, E, O, or I", and it's usually up to the single persons to replace those vocals with what they find more fitting. I usually prefer to use "@" for singular nouns and pronouns (example: "amic@" instead of "amico/a" for nouns, and "un@" instead of "uno/a" for pronouns), while using "*" for plurals or vocals when they are in the middle of the word (example: "L*i" instead of "Lui/Lei"). On the other hand: despite all, my language remains fully gendered, so all of these "tricks" work only when writing/texting. It's still quite a struggle to refer to someone in a genderless way when talking to them in person. It's not uncommon to see them using "he/they" or "she/they" when they are asked which pronouns would they prefer.

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I know that Portuguese is a gendered language. But not all words are the same.

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It's a wonderful lesson, thank you! ✨

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Thank you a lot for such a great explanation. I had never heard about it. Living and learning. Please keep doing this great job. Fernando Filho from Brazil.

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[@milapolk1084]

Thank you! Your lesson is very helpful! Usually we use they, them, their for singular if we are somewhat sarcastic and to show our so called respect to a person who actually does not deserve it...before many years ago "they " was used for singular if a person had some title or was very rich....

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There's a person disguised as a clown at the door. What's their intention? I am afraid of opening it because I don't know them. They might be dangerous. 🤔

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[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

Thank you Gil, a great lesson as always. 😊🌹 I learnt a lot, especially about they/them/their. Thanks for taking about people who want their pronouns to be them/they without judgement!❤️ Would you please do a lesson about grammar/spelling misstakes that native born English speakers make. I have e.g seen a lot of native English speakers having a hard time distinguishing their from they're and there.

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Thank you very much for your fantastic lessons, dear Gill! I have recently found your channel. Could you make videos of adjectives, characterising certain objects or a person/people. I have learned many words, but sometimes it is difficult to use them in correct situations or with right nouns or vice versa. You are really a genuine TEACHER!

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The first example is already spoken before you give examples. And that is spoken sentence: "So, for example, if someone's talking about a talk that they went to..." 🙂

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[@Briandude-ne.]

I took a course in academic writing at uni and the course teacher insisted that "they/them/their" is gramatically incorrect when referring to a single person and told us to use "he/she/his/her".

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Wow you explain so good and easy way to get this pronoun. Thank you

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Thank you so much ma'am. actually, I have been all the time thinking 🤔 why "they" is used in some singular contexts. Now it's all clear 👍👍👍

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勉強になります。nice video.