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Submitted by Julie Plamondon on August 28, 2019, at 8:53

First of all, thank you for this enlightening article. I would appreciate a clarification, if you don't mind. When using the pronoun "they" in the singular form, is it recommended to conjugate the verb in the plural or the singular, so as to help with clarification of the pronoun being used to designate one individual or a group of individuals?
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