FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 17 小时前The singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticingmessage-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down17
arrow-up1144arrow-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 · 17 小时前message-square27fedilink
minus-squareFerretyFever0@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·16 小时前Better than some languages like German, where even inanimate objects have gender. That would be nicer though.
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·15 小时前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!
minus-squareFerretyFever0@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·15 小时前Never thought of that, but personalizing objects is kind of cute, I agree.
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.