This is the beginning of a sentence. They refers to a group of people Both they and I... Both I and they... They and I both... I and they both... Which is the best option. Or is there another option. I cannot say "we". I can take out both and use another word such as equally.
A group isn't plural and by using 'they' that's what you are making it. It is, as you say A group. 'The group and I..' works grammatically. (the group and I are planning to meet tonight)
You should probably stop going with what "sounds better" and start going with what is actually correct. What is the rest of the sentence?
You are right.. but, my group isn't that kind of group. It is a group of people, but they are not a group. That makes no sense! I took out the both and went with.. "They and I are not on the same page"..Is that any better?
Yeah, that is sort of what I did. I was writing an essay about an experience I had in a grocery store where all of the people there were of different class/race than me. It was assigned to me, I did not pick the topic! I could only call them "the people at the store" or them/they. Using they/them was less repetitive and less annoying than "the people at the store". In addition, the topic covered cultural differences. Thus I could not say things like, "those people", "the Italians" as I would sound a bit racist. I ended up painting myself into a couple of corners
