• superguy@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    No, you can still use they when referring to multiple people or those of unknown sex.

    Might want to brush up on your English if this is news to you.

    • Shea@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      They is grammatically correct for a single person so I’m not even kind of sure what you mean here

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        1 year ago

        I never said it was incorrect. The problem is forcing people to use ‘they’ when they’d rather use he or she.

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          1 year ago

          The poster above me here is absolutely right, she shouldn’t be forced to use the wrong pronouns. It might make her uncomfortable.

          • superguy@lemm.ee
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            1 year ago

            Yeah, nah. I grew out of that phase in elementary school.

            You can call me whatever you want, I’m not some child who lets it affect me.

            • LucyLastic
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              1 year ago

              If I had to call you something, it would be “embarrassingly thoughtless to others”.

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                1 year ago

                Cool. I’m secure enough to not let random lies on the internet affect me.

                You should try it sometime.