Strypey on Nostr: nprofile1q…8vdm6 > "English speakers have spent much of the past several decades ...
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> "English speakers have spent much of the past several decades transforming 'you guys' into a gender-neutral term to fill the void"
Gendered third-person, lack of a second-person plural, I'm sure there are other examples. English is a wonderfully adaptable language, but pronouns just aren't something it's good at.
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> "English speakers have spent much of the past several decades transforming 'you guys' into a gender-neutral term to fill the void"
Gendered third-person, lack of a second-person plural, I'm sure there are other examples. English is a wonderfully adaptable language, but pronouns just aren't something it's good at.
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