There’s definitely some additional nuance (like a pronouns in bio/username situation) but this should cover the broad needs of anyone who is approaching this with good faith.
There’s definitely some additional nuance (like a pronouns in bio/username situation) but this should cover the broad needs of anyone who is approaching this with good faith.
???why not just use they/them like we have been for centuries lmao. your plan would cause so many problems.
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Just a quick heads up but, linguistically speaking, you are mistaken with what you said about “they/them”.
It doesn’t refer to multiple people?
To quote from Cambridge University’s (founded 1209 ce in England) English dictionary:
We use they and them to refer back to the indefinite pronouns someone, anyone, everyone when we do not know the number or gender.
It does, and it also refers to individuals, and it has for hundreds of years
don’t make me tap the tom scott video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46ehrFk-gLk
https://www.tomscott.com/gender-neutral-pronouns/
Maybe you misunderstood my actual comment. I’m saying we should use he/him as the general neutral pronoun. That Tom Scott video is saying the same thing as me, just with a different solution.
You said my plan would cause “so many problems”, and outside of the obvious transition problem, I still see no problems.
and NO they/them doesn’t “refer to multiple.” the tom scott video abjectly disagrees with you on that, so don’t twist things. even Shakespeare used they/them to refer to singular people.
honestly this conversation is pointless and boring so i’ll end it here.
I agree. Also thanks for letting the video.
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“If someone dropped their wallet would you tell them?”
Perfectly normal and already understood.