Gender-neutral pronouns like "they/them" face grammatical and semantic challenges despite historical precedent in Shakespeare. The honorific plural tradition in languages like Greek and French shows similar singular-plural fusion, yet feels pretentious. Using "it" for people risks objectification and degradation. A better solution might be introducing an entirely new singular gender-neutral pronoun for all people, which could eventually replace gendered pronouns as languages naturally simplify over time.
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