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To: DoodleBob

These are trivial compared to “preferred pronoun” BS and using “they” and “theirs” as singular pronouns.


4 posted on 12/11/2021 7:45:20 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (“…in any great disaster, there's a Harvard man in the middle of it.” ~ Thomas Sowell)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
These are trivial compared to “preferred pronoun” BS and using “they” and “theirs” as singular pronouns.

I agree.

20 posted on 12/11/2021 8:00:09 AM PST by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
As does the F-B-Eye, this guy supports "they" as 3rd person singular pronoun:
So, according to the AP clarity is key here, primarily because the word “they” has always served strictly as a plural pronoun. But, as newer, experimental gender-neutral pronouns like “xe” and “ze” haven’t yet gained popular adoption or garnered widespread awareness, “they” is acceptable, as long as it’s clear to whom the writer is referring. When possible, it makes sense to use the subject’s name for clarity purposes, although that can quickly become redundant.
Drivers, start your gender-inclusive pronouns.

66 posted on 12/11/2021 9:47:04 AM PST by nicollo
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
…and using “they” and “theirs” as singular pronouns.

I cringe whenever I see that. Stupid, illiterate “woke” people. (I also hate the phrase “woke” used that way.)

69 posted on 12/11/2021 9:50:39 AM PST by Allegra
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