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Rule "'themself'"
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| Description: | 'themself' |
| Message: | Generally speaking, "themself" is only acceptable when referring to a singular entity (such as the singular usage of "they", which is the preferred pronoun for many non-binary people). If "themself" refers to a plural entity (such as "everybody", or the standard usage of "they"), you should use "themselves". |
| Category: | Style |
| Link: | https://languagetool.org/insights/post/style-singular-they/#using-singular-%E2%80%9Cthey%E2%80%9D-today |
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| ID: | THEMSELF [1] |
| Version: | 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-09-14 16:45:17 +0000) |