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196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 days ago

For some reason every conversation about this simple rule gets way too toxic

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For some reason every conversation about this simple rule gets way too toxic

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196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 8 days ago

There’s definitely some additional nuance (like a pronouns in bio/username situation) but this should cover the broad needs of anyone who is approaching this with good faith.

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It doesn’t refer to multiple people?
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  It does, and it also refers to individuals, and it has for hundreds of years
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  To quote from Cambridge University’s (founded 1209 ce in England) English dictionary:
  
  We use they and them to refer back to the indefinite pronouns someone, anyone, everyone when we do not know the number or gender.

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