It's your first date and she/he asks what type of music you like. What's the guilty pleasure you won't tell her/him about?
It's your first date and she/he asks what type of music you like. What's the guilty pleasure you won't tell her/him about?
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Why isn't it just common practice to just use "they" instead the entirely cumbersome "he/her"?
Like it's just so much easier to type out and say, and it's just better to use regardless.
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The fun part is that you'll have people complaining about it either way!
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Yea, but the people who complain about "they" are assholes so we can safely ignore them.
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I am offended by your use of 'people', that excludes folk and kin!
Rawr!
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You were not appreciated in your time.
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Not only is it more readable and aesthetically-pleasing, singular "they" is more inclusive of people outside the gender binary!
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Love how the top comment doesn't even answer the question. But TIL, I guess. If I had known this option existed, I probably would have used it. I'm going to play the "not a native english speaker"-card on this one.
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Because "they" refers to multiple people?
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It doesn't though. They has been used for singular without knowing the gender for a long time.
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Like at least since English has been a language.
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Singular "they" actually predates singular "you".
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My friend forgot their umbrella at the office.
They nervously answered the phone.
They're a lazy motherfucker.
I gave my friend a hug and wished them a speedy recovery.
Any of those sound unusual, or like they're referring to more than one person?
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I was taught this very aggressively in school, but it turns out that it’s just not true and there’s a long history of singular they.
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