#singularthey — Public Fediverse posts
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Ireland is stuck in a legal drama over an ex-teacher. #EnochBurke and his large family of religious fundamentalist headbangers are in a four-year battle with #WilsonsHospital school. The dispute began with the school's request that staff respect a pupil's request that when a pronoun is used, they be referred to by the prounoun "they".
#SingularThey is at least 651 years old, which may be a bit modern for the #BurkeFamily.
The #OED tells the story at https://www.oed.com/discover/a-brief-history-of-singular-they/