<![CDATA[This BBC article uses (singular) "suspect" and (plural) "they" in the same sentence three times.]]>This BBC article uses (singular) "suspect" and (plural) "they" in the same sentence, three times.

Is that something new, or is the article just poorly/hastily written?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0qyvkgndzpo

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/814368fe-2b7e-43c3-82c0-fd15c584c6c2/this-bbc-article-uses-singular-suspect-and-plural-they-in-the-same-sentence-three-times.RSS for NodeTue, 21 Jul 2026 12:34:37 GMTWed, 08 Jul 2026 17:54:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This BBC article uses (singular) "suspect" and (plural) "they" in the same sentence three times. on Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:34:09 GMT]]>@mjack It might be gender neutral singular.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/arosano/statuses/116889095326692758https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/arosano/statuses/116889095326692758Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:34:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This BBC article uses (singular) "suspect" and (plural) "they" in the same sentence three times. on Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:07:34 GMT]]>@mjack Singular they is nothing new. Centuries old. Nothing new here.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hattom/statuses/116885687794829649https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/hattom/statuses/116885687794829649Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:07:34 GMT