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I agree, but there are rules. Dictionaries are just ways of keeping track of rules that already exist.
by jki275 8y ago
I agree, but there are rules. Dictionaries are just ways of keeping track of rules that already exist.
- dwaltrip 8y agoPlease see my edit.
- jki275 8y agoIn another comment I wrote I made the comment that I don't much care how other people choose to speak or act. I care when they tell me how I must speak and act, specifically when they tell me that cultural norms and rules of grammar must now be different because of their feelings.
- dwaltrip 8y agoWhat expertise do you have to credibly cast doubt on the self-descriptions of gender-neutral people? Have you seriously researched this? Or are you allowing your feelings to have an undue impact? Edit: To be fair, I think most people agree this can be taken too far. For example, I don't think we need dozens of new pronouns -- I don't believe there is scientific or psychological evidence for doing so (although I am willing to be corrected about this). But slightly stretching the usage of a single existing pronoun ("they"), in a way that is not entirely new, seems like a pretty small ask.
- jki275 8y agoCast doubt? I haven't. I've simply stated the attempt to force me to use incorrect language constructs based on their beliefs is not useful and has not been successful. Quite frankly, I don't care how other people choose to speak. I care when people try to tell me how I must speak.
- dwaltrip 8y ago> Quite frankly, I don't care how other people choose to speak. Are you not a human who interacts with other humans? You don't care if your colleagues or friends refer to you in a derogatory manner? Or any number of countless other examples where the language of someone else may affect you... Let's be honest and forthright, please.
- jki275 8y agoYou're assuming facts not in evidence. Let's not make up straw men here.
- mcguire 8y agoThe great thing about rules is that there are so many to choose from. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they#Acceptability_and_prescriptive_guidance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they#Acceptability_an...