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Topic	Gender neutral pronouns?
Capn Circus 07/09/17 3:16:23 PM #29:	Questionmarktarius posted... Damn_Underscore posted... "They" used as a gender neutral pronoun is often incorrect grammar For example: "That person needs to shut their mouth" is incorrect It's almost acceptable when the subject is vague, and even more so when the number of subjects is unknown: "They built a sandcastle" It's awkward and stupid when referring to a known, singular subject: "Chris put on their hat" Rofl.. imagine that actually becoming a thing. Sounds ridiculous. Person 1: "Tina is in the restroom putting on their makeup." Person 2: "Oh, who else is over?" Person 1: "Just Tina and I." Person 2: "...." --- "I think that man will be president right about the time when spaceships come down filled with dinosaurs in red capes" - Tom Hanks <cite>Capn Circus posted [p:882606466] in Gender neu... [t:75547344]...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Damn_Underscore posted...</cite> <quote>"They" used as a gender neutral pronoun is often incorrect grammar For example: "That person needs to shut their mouth" is incorrect</quote> It's almost acceptable when the subject is vague, and even more so when the number of subjects is unknown: "They built a sandcastle" It's awkward and stupid when referring to a known, singular subject: "Chris put on their hat"</quote> Rofl.. imagine that actually becoming a thing. Sounds ridiculous. Person 1: "Tina is in the restroom putting on their makeup." Person 2: "Oh, who else is over?" Person 1: "Just Tina and I." Person 2: "...." --- "I think that man will be president right about the time when spaceships come down filled with dinosaurs in red capes" - Tom Hanks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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