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If we are already talking about redefining the language This happens continuously, whether we talk about it or not.
by WalterGR 8y ago
If we are already talking about redefining the language
This happens continuously, whether we talk about it or not.
- luckylion 8y agoThere is a difference between artificial change of languages and natural change though, isn't there?
- WalterGR 8y agoThis is natural change. People - including me - have been using the singular gender-neutral “they” for decades. I was never taught to use it. There’s no shadowy cabal trying to get people to use it. It’s just a natural change in the language that I and million of other speakers have picked up. Language changes continuously. Just because someone doesn’t personally use a construct doesn’t mean that it’s an example of artificial change of language.