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'''They''' () is a
third-person,
personal pronoun (subject case) in Modern English.

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Usage

Etymology

They "The People"

See also

Usage

The "singular" ''they'' is a special case of this pronoun, where ''they'' is used as a gender-neutral singular rather than plural pronoun. This use is disputed. (See also: English personal pronouns.)

Etymology

They "The People"

Taken from "You know what "they" say..."

★ "They" refers to the masses of those who are among the pop culture. "They" quote sayings of individuals who could put complex events in to understandable context; believing that what "they" have just quoted would justify an event or action which had just occurred.

★ "They" may also refer to the government or society at large, such as when a paranoid conspiracy theorist proclaims "They're out to get me, man" or "They're watching me right now."

See also

★ English personal pronouns

★ Generic antecedents

★ Them