They are coming

TurquoiseYoshi··6 votes·1,801 views

THEY

Not he. Not she. They. That is completely grammatically incorrect for a single person/other singular thing. Honestly, I'd be upset with Riot if it wasn't that dual champion that has been theorized, as IT WOULDN'T BE GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT!

So plz rito. don't maek meh sad.

22 Comments

Teenbus4 votes

I'm so sorry that your middle school English teacher failed you so horribly. Language evolves with its users; a dictionary is not a rule book, but a history text, cataloging the common usage of a word in a specific day and age. 'They' as a gender-neutral singular pronoun, including any seemingly 'plural' grammar that applies to it, is as grammatically correct as it is in the plural. Before this shift, the only similar options were 'he or she' and, arguably, 'one,' which are both clunky and somewhat unnatural. 'They/Them/Their' pronouns are a simple and completely correct way to denote one person.

TurquoiseYoshi2 votes

Or they could have spoiled the gender. Doesn't seem like all that much of a stretch to do that.

They (singular) already feels really awkward for me to say. It makes me feel like Riot doesn't really know or care who or what the new champion(s) is(are). They could say, "he", "she", or "it", but they decided to say "they" for a reason.

Sniper 02 votes

It could be a string of champions or a herald for the watchers. (there are multiple watchers I believe) Though I'm sure it's gonna be a dual champ. :P Just in theory they could mean that. xD

But it's likely that it's going to be a character designed for the company by an outside source. I forget the name though. xD It was this really cute duo. :)

May not be that champ exactly but it could greatly resemble it.

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

I did see those little guys on a link from something recently. They look really cool and I want it to be them.

Sniper 01 votes

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I did see those little guys on a link from something recently. They look really cool and I want it to be them.

Yah they received a lot of positive remarks from the community when they were first shown

Blade of Justic2 votes

They are coming

Oh my...

http://i.imgur.com/pk3sS3V.gif

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

facepalm

That was actually kinda funny.

Ebonmaw Dragon2 votes

Well, technically you could use "They" to talk about Kalista since she is a lot of souls in a body.

Or Udyr who always talks about him as "We"

Jungle Lux God2 votes

Actually, this might be a precursor to Riot expanding the gender diversity in League's champion pool.

Even though it is technically grammatically incorrect, some transgender people that don't want to associate with male or female will use "they" to refer to a singular person in the third person.

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

That's definitely a possibility. However, with a fan-made duo champion getting Riot's attention a few months ago, I think it's likely gonna be them. It is interesting to think of the possibilities, though.

Deep Terror Nami1 votes

While a dual-unit champion is expected and what a lot of people want, it could also be a single person with multiple personalities :3

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

True, true. I suppose that still counts.

Renthaeus1 votes

What you guys didn't say They when Quinn and Valor came in? Quinn item 3070

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

I wasn't around when Quinn and Valor came in XD

GreenLore1 votes

It could also be a herald of some sort. You know someone who pretty much brings an army with him/her.

Rito Staff1 votes

Isn't it the Harrowing? "They" = spirits and such

illusydara1 votes

Thank you for calling Geoffrey Chaucer a liar. “And whoso fyndeth hym out of swich blame, They wol come up"

Grammar Police are supposed to protect and serve. ~~Your ~~ You're making me sad. (also, if you were looking for a legitimate answer, it's gender neutrality)

Horuz1 votes

"They" are Dha and Ma.

TurquoiseYoshi1 votes

That's what I've been guessing, but without official confirmation we don't know for sure.

Horuz1 votes

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That's what I've been guessing, but without official confirmation we don't know for sure.

jea i know but riot does that so often they say nothing if its a thing

no one knows it 100% sure so it could be something else but no one either said its not and with the huge amount of attention this topic got in the last 2 days without riot respond to it except the fact that it has nothing to do with the project skins its pretty much likely

  • its not going to be 2 champions most likely a champion concept that represents 2 stances this champion can be in with different ability effects and an ultimate that suggests balance
Celio Hogane HD1 votes

Well tecnically Kalista can be called it and is a single multiple person, so...

Even that, it can be a group, but doesn't mean all will be a champ. (like... they [shurima] are coming and is azir, tecnically is correct)

IRLRenekton1 votes

"They" is not grammatically incorrect, it is a gender neutral pronoun.

Say, I don't have any evidence supporting that you're either male or female. Thus when I write content pertaining to you, I should use gender neutral pronouns like "it, they, they're, their" that can also be used when there are multiple individuals relating to the text.

So the premise of your statement is incorrect; if the subject has no gender or their gender is unknown, "they" is used as a pronoun.

'They are coming" probably means that Riot is introducing a gender-less champ, likely a monster or a force of nature, or a champion with multiple individuals.

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