Scott Lloyd Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, jkwilliams said: You seem to be in the minority around here. No worries. 😂 😆 😝 If people are wrong, do you think I’m intimidated by how many of them there are? I’d have departed from this board quite a while ago if that were the case.
jkwilliams Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 Just now, Scott Lloyd said: 😂 😆 😝 If people are wrong, do you think I’m intimidated by how many of them there are? I’d have departed from this board quite a while ago if that were the case. No one is trying to intimidate you. Sheesh. 4
The Nehor Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said: 😂 😆 😝 If people are wrong, do you think I’m intimidated by how many of them there are? I’d have departed from this board quite a while ago if that were the case. There isn’t a right or wrong. It is a language. It just changes. Who could have foreseen the return of pictographs into common usage in communications for example? 😀😃😉 Edited April 29, 2022 by The Nehor 3
Calm Posted April 29, 2022 Posted April 29, 2022 52 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said: But scarcely more persuasively. Persuaded me.
The Nehor Posted May 1, 2022 Posted May 1, 2022 We should probably deal with other more pressing grammatical issues while we are at it. 3
mfbukowski Posted May 4, 2022 Posted May 4, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 1:34 PM, The Nehor said: It is an easier convention. I also write a lot of third person instructions for my job. The correct method taught when I was growing up was “he or she” which was a huge pain. Some things I wrote had a note at the beginning saying we were using he/him but could mean either gender. I am in favor of using “they” as an alternative and when gender is indeterminate. I also think it should be an option to replace “he” or “she” even if gender is known but not be required. I am okay with either use. I held this position before “choosing pronouns” was a thing. It happens to also be useful for non-binary people which….nice. “They” being inclusive of all humans also makes it more accurate and more streamlined than the old “he or she”. I wonder how this will be seen in languages in which all nouns have genders. It will be impossible or totally absurd.
The Nehor Posted May 4, 2022 Posted May 4, 2022 9 minutes ago, mfbukowski said: I wonder how this will be seen in languages in which all nouns have genders. It will be impossible or totally absurd. My grammar crusade is not a global one. 2
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