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A rich prince and his money are soon parted.

• housedrafta 4y ago
  My $5+ gas begs to differ.
  • kube-system 4y ago
    The prince made their money off $1.00 gas. $5 gas will make the cobalt and lithium nickel and cobalt miners rich.
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    • the_third_wave 4y ago
      > The prince made their money The prince is clearly a man and as such there is no need for the use of the plural "their". The prince made his money conveys more information and does not violate rules of grammar and as such is readable to anyone who understands English, this in contrast to the hypercorrect use of "their" which turns an already irregular language into an even more convoluted puzzle.
      • jjj123 4y ago
        The original wording was plenty readable, I didn’t even notice the singular they until your comment.
      • kube-system 4y ago
        I’m using “the prince” in an metaphorical sense referring to the oil industry as a whole. I’m not talking about literally one prince.
      • hypertele-Xii 4y ago
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_we https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_we