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Was vs. were

In the text, whenever reffering to Sam Smith, "were" should be used instead of was, since he uses plural pronouns right? WiNcze (talk) 11:03, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Well, they don't use plural pronouns, they use singular they pronouns. Equivamp - talk 11:37, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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change "Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) is" to "Samuel Frederick Smith (born 19 May 1992) are" 185.179.249.162 (talk) 14:41, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: is should still be used WikiVirusC^(talk) 14:57, 3 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"changed their gender pronouns"

They're just pronouns. It's unnecessary. Dakotahommes (talk) 03:19, 15 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Add Category:English non-binary people

It fully applies here. 2A00:23C7:ED2C:7401:A566:4A70:9EF:DF5F (talk) 16:21, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Sam Smith

Was vs. were

Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2023

"changed their gender pronouns"

Add Category:English non-binary people

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