On Thu, 9 Jun 2022 15:55:45 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote:

>I don't mind alternating "he" and "she" in both speech and writing, but I 
>decline to use a plural noun with a singular word.  Except when I forget, of 
>course.
>
Ok.  Example:  "Every person does what they wants to."

Do you see anything plural there?

>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Paul Gilmartin
>Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:13
>
>Am I perverse?  When I grudgingly bow to Political Correctness and use "they" 
>as a gender-neutral singular pronoun, I use a singular verb with it.

-- 
gil

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