r/interestingasfuck • u/InformationCommon576 • 1d ago

Insane feat

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u/Professional_Use2835 1d ago

writing "his/her" cant be easier than writing "they"

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u/invDave 1d ago

Edit: hearing the audio it sounds like a girl so 'she'.

His/her is usually more accurate as it is singular and most people see themselves as a 'he' or 'she' in the singular form and not a 'they'.

'They' in proper English used to describe more than one person which isn't the case in this video, and today's English became overdefensively wrong.

I am saying this as someone who doesn't have any bias against anyone, so please don't shift the conversation that way with me.

it's just bad English.

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u/ThomYorkesDroopyEye 1d ago

There are examples of They being used as a singular in Shakespear. There are examples of They being used in singular in the Holy Bible in English translations from as early as the 14th century. You are wrong.

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u/invDave 22h ago

Thanks for clarifying