Note: unless you’re deliberately obscuring someone’s gender and know their preferred pronouns, use their preferred pronouns.

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    What if I use preferred pronouns and they/them at the same time in the same conversation? My speech is basically peppered like that normally for everyone.

    “She is doing great, they really has come a long way in painting.”

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      they really has

      I still conjugate they as its plural form even when talking about an individual, is that not what most people do? For example:

      they really have

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        Hmm I guess that does make sense as well. Don’t think I have thought about it that much as when used this way you are talking about an individual. I suppose it is officially grammatically incorrect.

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        i think this is correct, but I see why someone would use “has” to emphasize that they are talking about a singular person