Comic #4916: they

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Panel 1:

• Characters: A man and a woman.
• The man has short, dark hair and is wearing a red shirt. He looks a bit confused.
• The woman has long, dark hair and wears glasses, along with a yellow shirt. She appears to be explaining something.
• Text: “I DON’T SEE WHAT THE BIG DEAL IS ON USING “THEY” AS A SINGULAR PRONOUN.”

Panel 2:

• The woman continues to speak, with a serious expression.
• Background remains similar.
• Text: “LANGUAGE CHANGES. EVEN PRONOUNS HAVE CHANGED DRASTICALLY IN THE LAST SEVERAL CENTURIES.”

Panel 3:

• The man is slightly smiling, acknowledging her point.
• The woman looks engaged, her expression is animated.
• Text: “SHAKESPEARE USED THE SINGULAR THEY! CHAUCER DID TOO!”

Panel 4:

• The woman has a triumphant look, raising her hands slightly.
• The man looks slightly skeptical.
• Text: “YEAH, I GUESS THE DATA IS PRETTY CLEAR ON THAT.”

Panel 5:

• The woman now appears passionately assertive, her eyebrows raised.
• Text: “IT’S “THE DATA ARE,” YOU GARBAGE.”

The comic humorously discusses the evolution of language and ends with a playful grammatical correction.