Post 9jti0U2jVts0Ya9gRM by templewulf@mastodon.gamedev.place
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(DIR) Post #9jti0TiWj1htXuhXwe by realmaxkeeble@octodon.social
2019-06-16T04:26:09Z
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Truly wild that singular they/them pronouns are apparently harder to incorporate into some people’s lexicon than the word “staycation”
(DIR) Post #9jti0TuvytdEAOVSHg by forAll52@deadinsi.de
2019-06-16T06:01:25Z
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@realmaxkeeble Singular they isn't even that weird. It's older than singular you
(DIR) Post #9jti0U2jVts0Ya9gRM by templewulf@mastodon.gamedev.place
2019-06-16T07:19:55Z
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@forAll52 @realmaxkeeble I'm aware of the origins of "you", but I thought they/hem/hir were always third person plural! Can you point me to some historical grammar reading?
(DIR) Post #9jti0UEQoPEB8rd1fs by forAll52@deadinsi.de
2019-06-16T07:37:15Z
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@templewulf @realmaxkeeble the usage and older usage sections of the wikipedia article on singular theyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they