Comment on The singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticing

FishFace@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Zoomboingding@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  “There’s someone at the door”

  “what does he or she want?” -nobody

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  • Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You’d realistically say ‘who is it?’

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    • Zoomboingding@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “There’s someone from the water department here”

      If you’re going to make any statement referring to the person, using “they” is both natural and understood by anyone.

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• melfie@lemy.lol ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I don’t mind using they / them for non-binary people. It’s just that it takes a lot of mental energy to not embarrass myself by forgetting and using the gendered pronoun.

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  what if their gender is they?

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