• Zahille7@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Why isn’t it just common practice to just use “they” instead the entirely cumbersome “he/her”?

    Like it’s just so much easier to type out and say, and it’s just better to use regardless.

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      16 days ago

      The fun part is that you’ll have people complaining about it either way!

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      16 days ago

      Not only is it more readable and aesthetically-pleasing, singular “they” is more inclusive of people outside the gender binary!

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      16 days ago

      Love how the top comment doesn’t even answer the question. But TIL, I guess. If I had known this option existed, I probably would have used it. I’m going to play the “not a native english speaker”-card on this one.

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        16 days ago

        It doesn’t though. They has been used for singular without knowing the gender for a long time.

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        16 days ago

        My friend forgot their umbrella at the office.

        They nervously answered the phone.

        They’re a lazy motherfucker.

        I gave my friend a hug and wished them a speedy recovery.

        Any of those sound unusual, or like they’re referring to more than one person?

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        15 days ago

        I was taught this very aggressively in school, but it turns out that it’s just not true and there’s a long history of singular they.