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Every time I am reminded that the first recorded use of singular "they" in English is in a medieval werewolf text I get slightly more trans — miles, werewolf connoisseur (@queermedieval) July 5, 2022ALT

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The first use of “they” is so old, it predates the letter combination “th” in favor of the thorn, “Þ” When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used the singular “they” as a pronoun, it was spelled “Þei” pic.twitter.com/H9slRVRJ2R — 🌈Dr. Frizzle (@Swilua) September 9, 2021ALT

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the english language is truly a wonder