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> If they are Am I the only one slightly disturbed by the use of "they" in that sentence? I know that the HN commentariat is broad-based, but I didn't realise
by lampington 3y ago
> If they are
Am I the only one slightly disturbed by the use of "they" in that sentence? I know that the HN commentariat is broad-based, but I didn't realise we already had non-human members ;-)
- actualwitch 3y agoBeep boop
- NoGravitas 3y agoHN wIlegh tlhInganpu', Human.
- sterlind 3y agowait do you actually speak Klingon?
- NoGravitas 3y agoHISlaH, tlhIngan Hol jIjatlh. (A little anyway. I'm still in the rookie lessons on Duolingo.)
- danaris 3y agoIt's perfectly reasonable to refer to "human civilizations" as a plural, since that phrase can very commonly be used to refer to different cultures.
- jwozn 3y agoI believe they are referring to being disturbed by using "they" vs "us", implying they are not a part of human civilization.