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Template:User singular they/doc

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This userbox template is one of a set of templates that can be used by an editor to express their opinion and personal preference about the use of singular they, a gender-neutral pronoun in use since the 14th century. It accepts an optional parameter for the background colour and should not be substituted.

Usage

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{{User singular they}}

TemplateData

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Adds a userbox supporting the singular they

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Color of the ID squareid-c

Old: #EEFFE0; Twain: #D0FFE0; Native: #6ef7a7

Suggested values
#EEFFE0 #D0FFE0 #6EF7A7
Unknownoptional
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Code Result
{{User singular they:neutral}}
they?This user has no opinion about singular they.
{{User singular they:Yes}}
theyThis user considers singular they standard English usage.
{{User singular they:Yes2}}
theyThis user considers singular they standard English usage.
{{User singular they:Yes Native}}
theyThis native speaker of English considers singular they standard.
{{User singular they:Gender (want of a better word)}}
theyThis user frequently uses the singular they for want of a better gender-neutral pronoun.
{{User singular they:No}}
they
he or she
This user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage.
{{User singular they:Their}}
theirThis user frequently uses the singular they as a gender-neutral pronoun but it comes out more as their.
{{User singular they:Sometimes}}

they

he or she
This user considers "he or she" to be more appropriate in formal English; however, the singular they deserves recognition as a less awkward gender-neutral pronoun.
{{User singular they:Gender}}
theyThis user frequently uses singular they as it is a handy gender-neutral pronoun.
{{User singular they:Gender-1}}
theyThis user thinks the singular they is far less clumsy than the he-or-she writearound.
{{User:C45207/Userboxes/They}}
theyThis user has a nuanced view of the singular they and of they in general.
{{User:UBX/singular they:Iffy}}
they…This user considers singular they standard, modern, informal English usage, so avoids it on Wikipedia.
{{User:Coelacan/Userboxes/singular they}}
they This user uses singular they as standard English, as did Twain, Shakespeare and Chaucer.
{{User:Johannesmvp/userbox/singular-they}}
they This user prefers singular they.