• Zahille7@lemmy.world
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    16 days ago

    Why isn’t it just common practice to just use “they” instead the entirely cumbersome “he/her”?

    Like it’s just so much easier to type out and say, and it’s just better to use regardless.

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      16 days ago

      The fun part is that you’ll have people complaining about it either way!

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      16 days ago

      Not only is it more readable and aesthetically-pleasing, singular “they” is more inclusive of people outside the gender binary!

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      16 days ago

      Love how the top comment doesn’t even answer the question. But TIL, I guess. If I had known this option existed, I probably would have used it. I’m going to play the “not a native english speaker”-card on this one.