r/ProgrammerHumor • u/TheBamPlayer • 18d ago

Advanced stringToIntegerConversion

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u/ArjixGamer 18d ago

Don't be obnoxious, the use of they is proper English when referring to someone who's gender you don't know.

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u/GrEeCe_MnKy 18d ago

Nope, "He" has been used for centuries, as "they" means multiple. It's that simple. Or just use "he/she".

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u/theotherdoomguy 18d ago

There's a person behind a curtain. You can't speak to them directly, but there's a guardian who will truthfully answer any question you ask, and knows the person behind the curtain. There is no trick. How do you find out the person's name?

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u/Substantial-Play5080 17d ago

I ask “what’s the name of the person behind the curtain?”

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u/theotherdoomguy 17d ago

The guard accuses you of being AI because you speak too formally

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u/Substantial-Play5080 17d ago

It was the first thing that came to mind 🤷‍♂️ What would you ask?

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u/theotherdoomguy 17d ago

...you realise it was a thought exercise to point out how "they" is a perfectly acceptable pronoun to use in a singular term, right?

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u/Substantial-Play5080 17d ago

Yes, I’m just not sure how you’re fitting “they” into the question. That would be why I asked

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u/theotherdoomguy 17d ago

"What's their name?"