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'''They''' is a pronoun that is the plural of "he" or "she".
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'''They''' is a pronoun that is most commonly used as the plural of "he" or "she".
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[[Liberals]] sometimes redefine '''they''' to be a singular form that includes both "he" and "she". This is gramatically incorrect because "they" is a plural pronoun, while "he" and "she" are singular. "He" is traditionally used to refer to both men and women, but the feminist movement has usurped this tradition because of its purported gender bias, and pursued a "politically correct" alternative.
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Throughout history the word has been used to refer to the plural form of he/she, but also in a singular form when gender is either unknown or unspecified. This has become more pronounced in recent times, with the feminist movement desiring the use of the singular "they" in place of "he" or "she" when gender is unspecified, with the aim of ending perceived bias. [[Conservatives]] view this as a [[politically correct]] alternative pushed by [[liberals]], which is redundant as "he" has traditionally been used to refer to both men and women.
    
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