so basically this boils down to you being a conservative about language? it seems like you're more concerned with language changing than the actual reason behind why it's changing.
The reason behind it changing is exactly my reason for being concerned. I see no need for it at all, and I've explained why in detail. And this is more to do with people trying to make these new genders somehow equal to the two that are the only real ones anyways.
If people made up all new words to describe the differences in males and other words to describe the difference in females, I wouldn't be upset or anything, I'd see it as unnecessary, and I'm sure it wouldn't catch on, but I wouldn't be opposed. But this whole "you can't refer to me as him, you must refer to me as Xim!" this is where I draw the line. MedeaLysistrata posted...
anyway, to address you more directly, if concepts like male and female make communication easier, then why wouldn't more robust concepts make communication even more efficient? sure, you can say mauve is the same as purple, but ultimately, when you're trying to paint your house, the concept of mauve will actually matter more than the concept of purple, to paint an analogy.
I'm not sure you're understanding the definition of efficient. I've never needed to be more accurate than the current pronouns are, and I can't imagine the reason why I would ever need to be. I don't see the need to refer to someone's... lets call it "level" of maleness or what have you.
But, if this is indeed something that would benefit the language, it'll happen naturally. Its people making up words and trying to force their ideology on the world that bothers me, changes in language happen all the time out of convenience. But they never happen by force, and never for unnecessary reasons. I guess that's my main point, if this is gonna happen, then let it happen. Don't try and force it, or tell people they're pieces of shit for not using your made up words (not you personally of course, just the type of thing I see from these pushy activist types)
we weren't talking about pronouns but it's interesting to see where your priorities are at ---