Quote from: http://www.sep7agon.net on November 23, 2016, 08:26:49 PMQuote from: Verbatim on November 23, 2016, 08:22:48 PMQuote from: Loaf on November 23, 2016, 08:20:26 PMwhy? it's polite at best, a minor inconvenience at worst. words are just sounds anyways.grammar > your feelings, sorry not sorryif words are just sounds, then it really shouldn't make a difference how i choose to refer to you anywayand yeah, whether you're talking about ONE person or MULTIPLE people is actually a pretty fucking important distinctionok verb, social justice and english-language aficionado, how should one refer to a non-binary person?If the English language had a singular gender-neutral pronoun, I would use that. But we don't, and you can't just make one up--it doesn't work like that. So, we have to settle with either "he" or "she." That's it. So pick one and be comfortable with it, because expecting people to bend over backwards for all your little idiosyncrasies is not only entitled as fuck, but also insufferable and childish. I'm not your caretaker--I don't have to give a shit about your personal comfort, and you don't have to give a shit about mine. The bottom line is that no one should care, and anyone who does is rather feeble-minded in my opinion.Alternatively, you could just not associate yourself with such entitled little snowflakes.You won't find a bigger supporter of the trans community on this forum than me, but I draw the line at non-binary nonsense.
Quote from: Verbatim on November 23, 2016, 08:22:48 PMQuote from: Loaf on November 23, 2016, 08:20:26 PMwhy? it's polite at best, a minor inconvenience at worst. words are just sounds anyways.grammar > your feelings, sorry not sorryif words are just sounds, then it really shouldn't make a difference how i choose to refer to you anywayand yeah, whether you're talking about ONE person or MULTIPLE people is actually a pretty fucking important distinctionok verb, social justice and english-language aficionado, how should one refer to a non-binary person?
Quote from: Loaf on November 23, 2016, 08:20:26 PMwhy? it's polite at best, a minor inconvenience at worst. words are just sounds anyways.grammar > your feelings, sorry not sorryif words are just sounds, then it really shouldn't make a difference how i choose to refer to you anywayand yeah, whether you're talking about ONE person or MULTIPLE people is actually a pretty fucking important distinction
why? it's polite at best, a minor inconvenience at worst. words are just sounds anyways.
Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on November 23, 2016, 08:38:20 PMbruh, singular they has been a thing since the 14th centuryOnly because of lazy, ungrammatical idiots. It's still considered informal and improper, and for good reason.
bruh, singular they has been a thing since the 14th century
how should one refer to an unperson?
Quote from: Verbatim on November 23, 2016, 08:48:13 PMQuote from: DAS B00T x2 on November 23, 2016, 08:38:20 PMbruh, singular they has been a thing since the 14th centuryOnly because of lazy, ungrammatical idiots. It's still considered informal and improper, and for good reason.I use it all the time as a singular pronoun and I understand it's not "correct." I just don't care. It should be able to be used this way.
Quote from: Cheat on November 23, 2016, 09:40:17 PMQuote from: Verbatim on November 23, 2016, 08:48:13 PMQuote from: DAS B00T x2 on November 23, 2016, 08:38:20 PMbruh, singular they has been a thing since the 14th centuryOnly because of lazy, ungrammatical idiots. It's still considered informal and improper, and for good reason.I use it all the time as a singular pronoun and I understand it's not "correct." I just don't care. It should be able to be used this way.It creates lexical ambiguities that would look puerile and unprofessional under a formal setting. If you were reading an article about someone in the newspaper who insisted on being referred to as a "they," the average reader is going to assume that the story is referring to more than one person. It just creates unnecessary confusion.
Who cares? HE was a massive SJW and HE couldn't even fight HIS own battles. HE had to rely on a bunch of furries to defend HIM in any argument.
Where's wyldfyre?
