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cyclonefence

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18. Too snobby? Too British?

Reply to LeftinOH (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 6, 2022, 05:38 PM

Oct 2022

I am We are
You (sing) are You (pl) are
One is They are
It is They are

Mine
Yours
One's
Theirs etc

Me
You
One
It

I think this works fine. Excellent suggestion.

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He she sie? [View all] cyclonefence Oct 2022 OP

Human pwb Oct 2022 #1

not pronouns cyclonefence Oct 2022 #13

I agree with you, but sadly have no answer. GreenWave Oct 2022 #2

Makes more sense to use a word we know in a new way than to try to introduce a new word. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2022 #3

"They/them" have been used as a singular pronouns for around 700 years unblock Oct 2022 #4

Thanks -- yes, "they" has been default gender-neutral singular since before the printing press Hekate Oct 2022 #11

This nt Tree-Hugger Oct 2022 #16

I get thrown off by the "they" as well. Tommy Carcetti Oct 2022 #5

It's hard to do it vercetti2021 Oct 2022 #6

Thank you cyclonefence Oct 2022 #14

A person should enjoy their vacation. Torchlight Oct 2022 #7

OK but cyclonefence Oct 2022 #15

I agree that a different singular pronoun is needed. Sky Jewels Oct 2022 #8

The pronunciation of "sie" is cyclonefence Oct 2022 #17

They/them has been singular since about 1350 obamanut2012 Oct 2022 #9

BTW...English did have gendered nouns for many years! Behind the Aegis Oct 2022 #10

There already exists such a word in English: "One" LeftinOH Oct 2022 #12

Too snobby? Too British? cyclonefence Oct 2022 #18

One doesn't have quite the right meaning as it is not specific unblock Oct 2022 #19

Locking EarlG Oct 2022 #20