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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Singular they. I've had this opinion since long before I even knew about non-binary people. Using "he or she" to refer to a person without specifying gender is clunky as hell.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    but singular they isn't incorrect in the least. anyone claiming otherwise has some agenda to push in spite of the facts of it's use for a good long while

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's not, but with... Political views as they are, it's gotten a lot of pushback. People don't even realize they use it regularly.

    "Someone called for you"

    "What did they want?"

    Bam. Easy. I was stoked when magic the gathering changed card wording from "he or she" to "they" because it cleans up the wording so much.

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