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What type of verb conjugation does the singular, genderless "they" have?

Eg. "They see a duck" or "They sees a duck" to replace "He sees a duck" ???

I mean, if "they" is singular, it should get the singular form of the verb, right?

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silverwizard
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@Bob Jonkman I generally see people use singular they with plural verb conjugations - but ya know
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Darcy Casselman
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@silverwizard Language is weird. youtu.be/H3yURvn6J3s?si=j040Wb…

(In France, the plural pronoun "nous" (we) is being replaced with the singular pronoun "on" (one, more or less) in spoken French, with thid-person singular conjugations)


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Bob Jonkman
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@silverwizard

OTOH, it *is* #TLAP Day today. So maybe "Arr, they sees a duck, matey" is appropriate.

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