Template:User singular they/doc

Documentation

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. The template takes no parameters and should not be substed.

Usage

{{User singular they}}

TemplateData

Adds a userbox supporting the singular they

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Color of the ID square	id-c	Old: #EEFFE0; Twain: #D0FFE0; Native: #6ef7a7 Suggested values #EEFFE0 #D0FFE0 #6EF7A7	Unknown	optional

Related templates

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 sheThis 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 sheThis 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.