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- adverb Describing a relation to
lexicology .
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lexicological + -ly
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While tracing the use of singular they back to Chaucer is exciting lexicologically, I would strongly support John Cowan’s view here that political correctness/feminist pressure is the underlying force in proliferation of the use of singular they.
Singular “they” and the many reasons why it’s correct « Motivated Grammar 2009
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