▲ 703 ▼ If you hear Latin, you're in trouble. (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.world 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) If he/she is a boss, where are their employees? Not a boss, no employees. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -18 points 1 year ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yet somehow not as aggressive as your comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -11 points 1 year ago UwU fuckmuffin, u used a micwoaggweshun! U shudnt use he/she, u shud use dey insted OwO! Better? permalink fedilink source parent [+] SRo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (2 children) They used the grammatically correct version, they is plural and while I am not against it your point is still wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) Singular they is not a new concept designed to appeal to the "woke crowd". I was very much taught in school to use singular they, it was always something used when the gender of the subject was unknown and often even if it is known but unimportant. It has been part of the English language for a long time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) I am sorry that my comment appeared trans phobic but I still do not get how is a person using he/she instead of they is micro aggression. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It somewhat invalidates non-binary people by not including them. Grammatically it isn't necessary (and as an aside is unnecessarily clunky, 6 chrs vs 4) so by using it instead of singular they, it can be seen as exclusionary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 1 year ago Some video game bosses aren't hes or shes. Some are theys and some are its. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My favourite dictionary is Merriam-Webster, what's yours? https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/singular-nonbinary-they permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) In English class they is a plural pronoun he, she, it are singular and how is using a traditionally singular pronoun microaggression I am not against trans people but wth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) “Can you see that person in the distance?” “I can but i don’t know who they are.” “Each person must file their own paperwork.” Singular they. Most people are taught this in grade school. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[+] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -18 points 1 year ago (3 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yet somehow not as aggressive as your comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -11 points 1 year ago UwU fuckmuffin, u used a micwoaggweshun! U shudnt use he/she, u shud use dey insted OwO! Better? permalink fedilink source parent [+] SRo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 1 year ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (2 children) They used the grammatically correct version, they is plural and while I am not against it your point is still wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) Singular they is not a new concept designed to appeal to the "woke crowd". I was very much taught in school to use singular they, it was always something used when the gender of the subject was unknown and often even if it is known but unimportant. It has been part of the English language for a long time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) I am sorry that my comment appeared trans phobic but I still do not get how is a person using he/she instead of they is micro aggression. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It somewhat invalidates non-binary people by not including them. Grammatically it isn't necessary (and as an aside is unnecessarily clunky, 6 chrs vs 4) so by using it instead of singular they, it can be seen as exclusionary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 1 year ago Some video game bosses aren't hes or shes. Some are theys and some are its. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My favourite dictionary is Merriam-Webster, what's yours? https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/singular-nonbinary-they permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) In English class they is a plural pronoun he, she, it are singular and how is using a traditionally singular pronoun microaggression I am not against trans people but wth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) “Can you see that person in the distance?” “I can but i don’t know who they are.” “Each person must file their own paperwork.” Singular they. Most people are taught this in grade school. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 8 points 1 year ago (1 child) Yet somehow not as aggressive as your comment. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -11 points 1 year ago UwU fuckmuffin, u used a micwoaggweshun! U shudnt use he/she, u shud use dey insted OwO! Better? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -11 points 1 year ago UwU fuckmuffin, u used a micwoaggweshun! U shudnt use he/she, u shud use dey insted OwO! Better? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz -3 points 1 year ago (2 children) They used the grammatically correct version, they is plural and while I am not against it your point is still wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) Singular they is not a new concept designed to appeal to the "woke crowd". I was very much taught in school to use singular they, it was always something used when the gender of the subject was unknown and often even if it is known but unimportant. It has been part of the English language for a long time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) I am sorry that my comment appeared trans phobic but I still do not get how is a person using he/she instead of they is micro aggression. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It somewhat invalidates non-binary people by not including them. Grammatically it isn't necessary (and as an aside is unnecessarily clunky, 6 chrs vs 4) so by using it instead of singular they, it can be seen as exclusionary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 1 year ago Some video game bosses aren't hes or shes. Some are theys and some are its. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My favourite dictionary is Merriam-Webster, what's yours? https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/singular-nonbinary-they permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) In English class they is a plural pronoun he, she, it are singular and how is using a traditionally singular pronoun microaggression I am not against trans people but wth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) “Can you see that person in the distance?” “I can but i don’t know who they are.” “Each person must file their own paperwork.” Singular they. Most people are taught this in grade school. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) Singular they is not a new concept designed to appeal to the "woke crowd". I was very much taught in school to use singular they, it was always something used when the gender of the subject was unknown and often even if it is known but unimportant. It has been part of the English language for a long time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) I am sorry that my comment appeared trans phobic but I still do not get how is a person using he/she instead of they is micro aggression. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It somewhat invalidates non-binary people by not including them. Grammatically it isn't necessary (and as an aside is unnecessarily clunky, 6 chrs vs 4) so by using it instead of singular they, it can be seen as exclusionary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 1 year ago Some video game bosses aren't hes or shes. Some are theys and some are its. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) I am sorry that my comment appeared trans phobic but I still do not get how is a person using he/she instead of they is micro aggression. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It somewhat invalidates non-binary people by not including them. Grammatically it isn't necessary (and as an aside is unnecessarily clunky, 6 chrs vs 4) so by using it instead of singular they, it can be seen as exclusionary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent [–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 1 year ago Some video game bosses aren't hes or shes. Some are theys and some are its. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) It somewhat invalidates non-binary people by not including them. Grammatically it isn't necessary (and as an aside is unnecessarily clunky, 6 chrs vs 4) so by using it instead of singular they, it can be seen as exclusionary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -4 points 1 year ago Some video game bosses aren't hes or shes. Some are theys and some are its. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) My favourite dictionary is Merriam-Webster, what's yours? https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/singular-nonbinary-they permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) In English class they is a plural pronoun he, she, it are singular and how is using a traditionally singular pronoun microaggression I am not against trans people but wth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) “Can you see that person in the distance?” “I can but i don’t know who they are.” “Each person must file their own paperwork.” Singular they. Most people are taught this in grade school. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 year ago (1 child) In English class they is a plural pronoun he, she, it are singular and how is using a traditionally singular pronoun microaggression I am not against trans people but wth? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) “Can you see that person in the distance?” “I can but i don’t know who they are.” “Each person must file their own paperwork.” Singular they. Most people are taught this in grade school. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teft@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) “Can you see that person in the distance?” “I can but i don’t know who they are.” “Each person must file their own paperwork.” Singular they. Most people are taught this in grade school. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago 👍 permalink fedilink source parent
