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| Topic | Why do people pretend they don't understand singular they? |
| Dark_Arbron 02/22/24 9:38:31 PM #39: | Jupiter posted...
This is an example of what would have gotten us corrected for being wrong back in my 2nd grade class. They also teach that you shouldnt end sentences with prepositions. Then you grow up and realize thats a misconception carried over from Latin (and English isnt even a Romance language, its Germanic). They also teach you that when listing items not put a comma before and. Then you grow up and learn about the Oxford comma and how not even the top academics in the field can agree on when to use it. They also teach you i before e except after c. Then you grow up and learn theres something like eleven times as many exceptions to that rule as there are straight examples. 2nd grade education is a joke. Fast forward a few years to around 5th grade when I had my first Japanese classes. We were taught that when introducing yourself, watashi if youre female and boku if youre male. Then I grew up and learned theres so much more to it than that, and that basic rule was wrong to begin with. 5th grade education is a joke. In fact just watch QI and youll learn that most of what you think you know is wrong. --- Calling out stupid or reckless decision-making is not "victim blaming." ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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