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    ‘They’: the singular pronoun that could solve sexism in English
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    1. daniel.odonnell 26 Sep 2016
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      Geoffrey Chaucer in 1395, who wrote in The Pardoner’s Tale: “And whoso fyndeth hym out of swich blame, They wol come up…”

      Chaucer use of they for singular

      Chaucer pronouns they Pardoner's Tale Canterbury Tales grammar
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    • Pardoner's Tale
    • they
    • pronouns
    • Canterbury Tales
    • grammar
    • Chaucer

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    theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/may/05/they-the-singular-pronoun-that-could-solve-sexism-in-english
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