Does English offer an ungendered third-person singular, and if so, who uses it? Everyone and their mother, as it turns out—going all the way back to the Middle Ages. Yinz gotta hear this one.

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Thing 1: Ryan Davis

Thing 2: Mike Laws

Producer: Amanda Darrach

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