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Pronouns that are just like names are worthless, since they are a placeholder for a name. Also, if I could look at 99.7% of someones and guess their name I'd ca
by thescribe 10y ago
Pronouns that are just like names are worthless, since they are a placeholder for a name. Also, if I could look at 99.7% of someones and guess their name I'd call it an amazing heuristic.
- jolux 10y agoThey're not just placeholders though, because as you've pointed out tautologically (and perhaps by accident) that would be worthless. They're also an abbreviation, a label, etc. If you're saying the value in pronouns is that you can guess someone's pronoun by looking at them, you're misguided. Alternatively, you can just use they/them/theirs all the time, and you'll always be right.