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they
pronoun
used
to
refer
to
two
or
more
people
,
animals
,
or
things
already
mentioned
or
easy
to
identify
,
acting
as
the
subject
of
a
verb
ā¢
They
are
playing
soccer
in
the
park
.
They
are
playing
soccer
in
the
park
.
ā¢
They
have
finished
their
homework
and
are
watching
TV
together
.
They
have
finished
their
homework
and
are
watching
TV
together
.
Old
English
hīe
,
hī
,
late
Anglo-Saxon
period
;
related
to
Old
Norse
þeir
.
Modern
form
influenced
by
Scandinavian
languages
.
pronoun
used
to
mean
people
in
general
,
or
an
unnamed
group
such
as
the
government
,
experts
,
or
authorities
ā¢
They
say
that
breakfast
is
the
most
important
meal
of
the
day
.
They
say
that
breakfast
is
the
most
important
meal
of
the
day
.
ā¢
They
have
raised
the
price
of
gas
again
this
month
.
They
have
raised
the
price
of
gas
again
this
month
.
Extension
of
the
plural
pronoun
to
refer
to
an
indefinite
group
dates
back
to
at
least
the
16th
century
.
pronoun
used
as
a
singular
,
gender-neutral
pronoun
to
refer
to
one
person
when
that
person
ā
s
gender
is
unknown
,
unspecified
,
or
non-binary
,
functioning
as
the
subject
of
a
verb
ā¢
Sam
said
they
will
be
here
by
six
o
ā
clock
.
Sam
said
they
will
be
here
by
six
o
ā
clock
.
ā¢
Someone
left
a
wallet
on
the
counter
;
I
hope
they
come
back
for
it
.
Someone
left
a
wallet
on
the
counter
;
I
hope
they
come
back
for
it
.
The
singular
use
developed
in
Middle
English
for
indefinite
or
generic
reference
;
modern
intentional
use
for
non-binary
identity
emerged
in
the
late
20th
century
.
them
pronoun
the
object
form
of
ā
they
ā,
referring
to
two
or
more
people
,
animals
,
or
things
already
known
or
mentioned
ā¢
I
told
them
about
the
party
,
and
they
were
excited
.
I
told
them
about
the
party
,
and
they
were
excited
.
ā¢
Pick
those
flowers
and
put
them
in
a
vase
.
Pick
those
flowers
and
put
them
in
a
vase
.
Old
English
ā
þǣm
ā
or
ā
him
ā,
dative
plural
of
the
demonstrative
pronoun
;
modern
spelling
stabilized
after
Middle
English
.
pronoun
used
as
a
gender-neutral
object
pronoun
for
one
person
when
the
person
ā
s
gender
is
unknown
,
not
specified
,
or
non-binary
ā¢
I
met
the
new
designer
yesterday
and
gave
them
the
project
brief
.
I
met
the
new
designer
yesterday
and
gave
them
the
project
brief
.
ā¢
Someone
left
their
umbrella
;
shall
we
return
it
to
them
?
Someone
left
their
umbrella
;
shall
we
return
it
to
them
?
Same
historical
origin
as
the
plural
form
;
the
singular
use
became
common
in
English
writings
from
the
14th
century
and
is
now
widely
accepted
.
hey
interjection
used
as
an
informal
greeting
,
similar
to
ā
hi
ā
ā¢
"
Hey
,
Julia
!
Long
time
no
see
."
"
Hey
,
Julia
!
Long
time
no
see
."
ā¢
The
teacher
walked
in
and
said
, "
Hey
,
everyone
,
let's
get
started
."
The
teacher
walked
in
and
said
, "
Hey
,
everyone
,
let's
get
started
."
interjection
used
to
attract
someone's
attention
ā¢
"
Hey
,
stop
that
dog
before
it
runs
into
the
street
!"
"
Hey
,
stop
that
dog
before
it
runs
into
the
street
!"
ā¢
"
Hey
,
you
dropped
your
wallet
!"
"
Hey
,
you
dropped
your
wallet
!"
interjection
used
to
express
surprise
,
disbelief
,
or
annoyance
,
or
to
question
something
just
said
ā¢
"
Hey
,
that's
not
fair
ā
I
was
next
in
line
!"
"
Hey
,
that's
not
fair
ā
I
was
next
in
line
!"
ā¢
"
Wait
,
hey
,
where
did
my
keys
go
?"
"
Wait
,
hey
,
where
did
my
keys
go
?"
themselves
pronoun
the
reflexive
form
of
ā
they
ā;
used
when
the
people
(
or
a
person
who
uses
they/them
pronouns
)
do
an
action
to
or
for
their
own
selves
ā¢
They
blamed
themselves
for
the
mistake
.
They
blamed
themselves
for
the
mistake
.
ā¢
The
children
hid
themselves
behind
the
sofa
during
hide-and-seek
.
The
children
hid
themselves
behind
the
sofa
during
hide-and-seek
.
pronoun
used
after
ā
they
ā
or
ā
them
ā
for
emphasis
,
showing
that
those
people
(
and
not
others
)
are
the
ones
acting
or
being
referred
to
ā¢
The
engineers
themselves
were
amazed
by
the
result
.
The
engineers
themselves
were
amazed
by
the
result
.
ā¢
They
themselves
admitted
the
plan
needed
changes
.
They
themselves
admitted
the
plan
needed
changes
.