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> I wouldn't read too far into it I realize how my initial comment might sound bitter as the topic is quite controversial, but I'm more curious than anything.
by n4bz0r 5y ago
> I wouldn't read too far into it
I realize how my initial comment might sound bitter as the topic is quite controversial, but I'm more curious than anything.
Seeing such "unusual" placement of pronouns a few times in a short period of time made me wonder what's the deal.
- ghaff 5y agoAlthough he was historically ostensibly gender-neutral, in practice, people tended to use the pronoun of the dominant gender in an occupation. If you're talking about a generic nurse, you'd probably refer to her or she. Which, if you're trying to avoid gender stereotypes, leads to awkward he/she, somewhat obviously switch among male and female personas, etc. The typical approach in style guides these days is use singular they. 2nd person got rid of the separate singular and plural pronoun as well so it's not unreasonable.