• noodlejetski@lemm.ee
    23·
    10 months ago

    here’s my favourite one: the oldest known use of singular “they” dates back further than the use of singular “you”, and it’s so old that it was still spelled with a thorn (þei)

    • tigeruppercut
      22·
      10 months ago

      Simple way to remember:

      Roses are red, violets are blue

      Singular they predates singular you