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HylianFox
12/20/22 4:05:05 PM
#1:


Referring to someone who's nonbinary as "it" just seems rude and dismissive.
Simply due to the fact that "it" (and similar terms) refer to objects/animals and not people.

I suppose there are some if you look into it, but they certainly have yet to become mainstream.

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LordFarquad1312
12/20/22 4:05:42 PM
#2:


They.

You piece.

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Flauros
12/20/22 4:06:18 PM
#3:


Schlarb/Glarm have been in use for awhile in small circles.

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HylianFox
12/20/22 4:06:33 PM
#4:


LordFarquad1312 posted...
They.

You piece.

"They" is plural though. Doesn't really work when referring to a single person.

i.e. "What does they think?"

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Were_Wyrm
12/20/22 4:07:06 PM
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Dude

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Giant_Aspirin
12/20/22 4:08:44 PM
#6:


they / them

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Trumble
12/20/22 4:09:12 PM
#7:


HylianFox posted...
"They" is plural though. Doesn't really work when referring to a single person.
I'd bet that you've used "they" in a singular context at least once today alone.

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UnholyMudcrab
12/20/22 4:09:17 PM
#8:


HylianFox posted...
"They" is plural though. Doesn't really work when referring to a single person.

i.e. "What does they think?"
You aren't really this dense. Stop pretending that you are.

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Giant_Aspirin
12/20/22 4:09:21 PM
#9:


HylianFox posted...
"They" is plural though. Doesn't really work when referring to a single person.

i.e. "What does they think?"

they
/TH/
Learn to pronounce
pronoun
pronoun: they
  1. 1.
  2. used to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.
  3. "the two men could get life sentences if they are convicted"
  • people in general.
  • "the rest, as they say, is history"
  • informal
  • a group of people in authority regarded collectively.
  • "they cut my water off"
  1. 2.
  2. used to refer to a person of unspecified gender.
  3. "ask someone if they could help"



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Nemu
12/20/22 4:12:18 PM
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They is functional, but its definitely less than optimal in writing. It can make things very clunky to read. Its unfortunate that all the other alternatives try to stay too close to existing ones so they all sound dumb and no one wants to use them.
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BlackOmnimon
12/20/22 4:20:45 PM
#12:


Xie/Xir

"Lorie is gender neutral. Xie likes Pokemon and xir favorite one is Squirtle."

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Dakimakura
12/20/22 4:35:23 PM
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When someone is at the door and you don't know who it is how do you refer to them?

They knocked on the door. I will let them in.

In this instance of every day life for centuries this was an okay usage of they/them in a non-plural instance. But when it comes to gender identity all of a sudden it is a problem?

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DipDipDiver
12/20/22 4:37:32 PM
#14:


No one uses "it" you freaking weirdo
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Sariana21
12/20/22 4:38:22 PM
#15:


HylianFox posted...
"They" is plural though. Doesn't really work when referring to a single person.

i.e. "What does they think?"
You used to be plural, with thou as the singular form. (You was also the formal singular.) Over time thou/thee/thy phased out, and now we have you for both singular and plural. English survived.

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Medussa
12/20/22 4:40:48 PM
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i'm a big fan of 'E', but not many use it.

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MarcyWarcy
12/20/22 4:42:17 PM
#19:


E lol
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averagejoel
12/20/22 4:43:56 PM
#20:


Nemu posted...
They is functional, but its definitely less than optimal in writing. It can make things very clunky to read.
lol

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Blue_Thunder
12/20/22 4:45:57 PM
#21:


HylianFox posted...
"They" is plural though. Doesn't really work when referring to a single person.

i.e. "What does they think?"

rofl

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VampireCoyote
12/20/22 4:46:33 PM
#22:


emf

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Jagr_68
12/20/22 4:53:23 PM
#23:


VampireCoyote posted...
emf

They're un-believ-able!


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cjsdowg
12/20/22 4:55:17 PM
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Don't call people it. Us They if you don't know, what they want to be called.

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Guide
12/20/22 4:56:09 PM
#25:


LordFarquad1312 posted...
They.

You piece.


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DrPrimemaster
12/20/22 5:08:48 PM
#26:


The only time I remember "they" being confusing is when Ezra Miller had that incident with the girl. And they kept using they to refer to Ezra. So it would be "They kidnapped the daughter" and it was confusing who kidnapped who.

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averagejoel
12/20/22 5:15:54 PM
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Chaucer used the singular they. it's literally older than modern english. it predates the use of "th" to indicate that sound

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PMarth2002
12/20/22 5:28:33 PM
#30:


HylianFox posted...
"They" is plural though. Doesn't really work when referring to a single person.

i.e. "What does they think?"

Because you gave do the plural conjugation.

What do they think.

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googs19
12/20/22 5:28:55 PM
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When I came out to my friend as trans, they told me that they were nonbinary, but also lamented about how as an English major it hurts their soul that there aren't better singular pronouns for nonbinary people than they/them.
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xGhostchantx
12/20/22 5:28:59 PM
#32:


HylianFox posted...
"They" is plural though. Doesn't really work when referring to a single person.

i.e. "What does they think?"

googs19 posted...
When I came out to my friend as trans, they told me that they were nonbinary, but also lamented about how as an English major it hurts their soul that there aren't better singular pronouns for nonbinary people than they/them.


'They' functions as a singular pronoun when the gender is unknown or irrelevant, or when the antecedent ignores or includes both. You can use it just fine. People find it awkward because English typically doesn't use it when the gender is known or relevant; but that doesn't make it invalid.

In Old English, the feminine pronoun (heo, hie) filled both purposes. We abandoned the female pronoun used in neuter situations in favour of the Old Norse neuter eir

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xGhostchantx
12/20/22 5:32:46 PM
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It's not.

edit: nvm I misunderstood

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AloneIBreak
12/21/22 2:52:22 PM
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This is a work, right?

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Vokrent
12/21/22 2:55:37 PM
#36:


HylianFox posted...
"They" is plural though. Doesn't really work when referring to a single person.

i.e. "What does they think?"
i.e. "What do they think?"

singular they has been a thing for an extremely long time, but i also don't think this topic was made in good faith

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Blue_Thunder
12/21/22 3:03:40 PM
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TC vanished after they realized their mistake.

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