r/confidentlyincorrect 16d ago

Comment Thread Singular they doesn't exist

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u/JessicaGriffin 16d ago

I’m gobsmacked at the implied “The Oxford English Dictionary doesn’t understand how words are used.”

Bruv.

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u/AppleSpicer 16d ago

He also said the dictionary is a university. Sure, Oxford is a university that was loosely connected to the creation of the dictionary but they’re separate entities.

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u/JessicaGriffin 16d ago

Yeah, the whole thing is bananas.

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u/MoveInteresting4334 16d ago

B-A-N-A-N-A-S