FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoThe singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticingmessage-squaremessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1219arrow-down110
arrow-up1209arrow-down1message-squareThe singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticingFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoChinese language is gender neutral: 他 (tā) - he/she/it, singular (Edit: “it” is actually “它”, but its the same pronunciation) 他们 (tā mén) - they, plural So simple… there’s no fuss about pronouns lmfao Imagine all the problems that would go away if the US just used a better language xD
minus-squareFerretyFever0@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoBetter than some languages like German, where even inanimate objects have gender. That would be nicer though.
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·1 month agoIt’s cute when someone with a first language like that carries it over to English. “The coffee maker… he is broken 😞” I’m so sad for him!
minus-squareFerretyFever0@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 month agoNever thought of that, but personalizing objects is kind of cute, I agree.
minus-squareSlashme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·29 days agoDas Mädchen seht am See und es sieht ihn. The girl stands at the lake and it sees him. In German, a lake is masculine and all diminutives are neuter, and that includes Mädchen (girl), which is a diminutive of the obsolete word “Magd” (a cognate of “maid”).
Chinese language is gender neutral:
他 (tā) - he/she/
it, singular(Edit: “it” is actually “它”, but its the same pronunciation)
他们 (tā mén) - they, plural
So simple… there’s no fuss about pronouns lmfao
Imagine all the problems that would go away if the US just used a better language xD
Better than some languages like German, where even inanimate objects have gender. That would be nicer though.
It’s cute when someone with a first language like that carries it over to English. “The coffee maker… he is broken 😞” I’m so sad for him!
Never thought of that, but personalizing objects is kind of cute, I agree.
Das Mädchen seht am See und es sieht ihn.
The girl stands at the lake and it sees him.
In German, a lake is masculine and all diminutives are neuter, and that includes Mädchen (girl), which is a diminutive of the obsolete word “Magd” (a cognate of “maid”).