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  • Panel 1: A person with the text "Singular 'they'" written on them smiling with open arms.
  • Panel 2: "Singular 'They'" beaten up by others who said, "Singular they is ungrammatical. It's too confusing," "How can anyone use plural pronouns for singular," and "Every pronoun should only have one purpose."
  • Panel 3: "You" hiding from the mob who was beating "Singular 'They'"
  • Panel 4: "German 'Sie'" hiding with even more fear next to "You"
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[–] Limonene@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What is the singular reflexive form of "they"? "Themselves" sounds too plural. "Themself" is inventing a new word, which is not problematic, but if we're going to invent new words we may as well start using "ve" or "ze" as gender neutral pronouns.

[–] ObiGynKenobi@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

"Yourself" is already a plural with a "-self" suffix. "Themself" is the same thing.

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[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 2 years ago

laughs in 1st person plural exclusive

[–] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

How do you do that in France when even table has a gender…

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