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> Every surpreme court article makes me hate this community a bit more. I mean, HN is kinda a go to place for pendantry, it's not terribly surprising. People s
by the_only_law 4y ago
> Every surpreme court article makes me hate this community a bit more.
I mean, HN is kinda a go to place for pendantry, it's not terribly surprising. People started a huge fight over whether the word "they" can refer to a single individual the other week.
- Semiapies 4y agoSingular they goes back far enough in English that you can find it spelled with thorn, but of course people here know better.
- philosopher1234 4y agoI think you give HN too much credit. Not every topic evokes pedantry. HN has specific interests, and brings out nitpicking to advance specific causes.
- lemmiwinks 4y ago> People started a huge fight over whether the word "they" can refer to a single individual the other week. Link please?