Here, we reveal some history behind they as a singular pronoun, explain which groups find it acceptable and why, and help you to think about whether you might use it in your writing.

In this article, the author pro-vides recent and accurate suggestions on whether or not singular they has come back into general usage by reviewing current style guidelines and recent …

They Say, I Say (Graff, Birkenstein, and Durst, 2012) shows students that “writing well means entering a conversation, summarizing others (they say) to set up one’s own argument (I say)” …

A: Circle the word that belongs in each sentence. 1. (There, Their) is a fly in my soup. 2. Have you asked Joan and Harper for (there, their) opinions? 3. I’ll go to the party if (they’re, there) going …

Using He, She, It and They _____ are engineers. (He, They) _____ is a teacher. (It, She) _____ is an apple. (It, She) _____ is rainy day. (It, They) _____ is a doctor. (She, It) _____ is my best …

The following templates and transitions, adapted from Graff and Birkenstein, will help you present your thesis, supporting evidence as well as opposing evidence in a clear, straightforward …

To better understand they’s troubled past, we analyzed more than 80 cases in which the loose use of they was at least one issue in the case—and sometimes even determined the outcome.