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Singular they rule
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Isn't "You" always singular? The words it's accompanied by make the overall statement plural. Like "you guys" or "you all". My brain might be slow this morning, but I can't think of any instance where it's plural without an accompanying word.
You
used to be just second person plural,thou
was second person singular. At some point,thou
fell out of favour and we started using justyou
Alright, I can think of a few instances given that context. Funny how it's original usage is now relatively uncommon.
You can see it's still grammatically plural even when used as a singular with the other words that go around it too. "You are" instead of the singular "is".
It can even make singular things kinda behave like they're plurals. Like "The Lemmy user is posting comments" vs. "you, the Lemmy user are posting comments"
Back in the day it was "thou art posting comments" (singular) and "ye are posting comments"(plural). With "ye" becoming "you" over time. Although they also had more funky letters like ȝ and þ and stuff.