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Maybe for you, but I don't know what pronoun to use to refer to someone named Xie that I have never met, and it's not exactly unusual for it to come up in email
by lazyasciiart 5y ago
Maybe for you, but I don't know what pronoun to use to refer to someone named Xie that I have never met, and it's not exactly unusual for it to come up in email discussions.
- NikolaeVarius 5y agoI dont understand. You do the thing we have been doing a hundred years. "They"
- lazyasciiart 5y agoI was addressing the parent comment that said it's pretty obvious what to use, which I interpreted as being able to identify whether someone should be referred to as he or she. I agree that 'they' is the solution when you don't know, but I don't think that's what the parent comment was trying to say.
- DeWilde 5y agoIf people feel that it is important to them they will make sure you know it. Otherwise if unsure maybe ask? I don't feel the need to put the pronouns as I don't care about it and find it toxic that it is being peer pressured uppon me. I also support anyone who wants to put their pronouns in the signature or whatever. If it is something important to them then I'll respect their choice, even if they go with something silly like Xor/Xir.