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Message   Alexander Koryagin    Dallas Hinton   They knows?   February 28, 2019
 12:48 PM *  

Hi, Dallas Hinton!
I read your message from 27.02.2019 17:25

 AK>> say, "one shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth". ;-) Besides,
 AK>> I like English reading just for sake of English. I look at the
 AK>> phrase construction, punctuation marks etc. The process gives me
 AK>> some pleasure itself.

 DH> I would argue that while reading a translation may provide access
 DH> to an otherwise hard to read/acquire text, a translation is NOT the
 DH> text to reference when trying to learn correct English usage!

Although, I found in Wikipedia information that "they" can be used as single
pronoun:

-----Beginning of the citation-----
Singular _they_
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

_SINGULAR THEY_ is the use in English of the pronoun _they_ or its inflected or
 derivative forms, _them_, _their_, _theirs_, and _themselves_ (or _themself_),
 as an epicene (gender-neutral) singular pronoun. It typically occurs with an
unspecified antecedent, as in sentences such as:

"_The patient_ should be told at the outset how much _they_ will be required to
 pay."
"But _a journalist_ should not be forced to reveal _their_ sources."

The singular _they_ had emerged by the 14th century, about a century after
plural _they_. It has been commonly employed in everyday English ever since
then, though it has become the target of criticism since the late-19th century.
 Its use in formal English has become more common with the trend toward
gender-neutral language, though most style guides continue to proscribe it.

In the early 21st century, use of singular _they_ with known individuals has
been promoted for those who do not identify as male or female:

"This is my friend, _Jay_. I met _them_ at work."
----- The end of the citation -----


Bye, Dallas!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2019

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