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[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They are saying plural means 1 or many while singular means only 1. So 'they' was always plural and plural always included singular.

Sadly dictionary definition says plural does not include 1.

this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2025
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