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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 month ago

It's because "they is" is not correct usage, even if it's used as singular, just as "you is" isn't. Saying "they is" makes it sound like you're pointing out that it doesn't work so therefor it must be plural. It's "they are" even if used as singular.