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> 1) a "dude" is gender and ageless, of no persuasion, has neither skin nor eye colour, and so on. In that case, s/dude/person/g Language affects thought, rig
by JohnL4 7y ago
> 1) a "dude" is gender and ageless, of no persuasion, has neither skin nor eye colour, and so on.
In that case, s/dude/person/g
Language affects thought, right?
- netjiro 7y agoVery true, my deviance. But words change meaning and connotations over time. For me "dude" is a blank placeholder. I should of course take more care to see my text from the eyes and mind of the target reader. IIRC the 2004 bsg called everyone "sir" regardless of gender. I remember that nudged me the first and second time I heard it, but then it was just second nature. It had lost it's (for me) implied gender.