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Singular ‘They,’ Set Theory and Some English Pronouns

Authors: Michael Griffin

The use of some third person pronouns corresponds with the mathematical rule for set unions. This leads to speculations about semantics and the place of mathematics among linguistic universals. Singular ‘they’ is the focus here, with a long history before its adoption by genderfluid people in modern society.

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