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This is a subversion of the word’s meaning; “they” is plural, and any use of the word outside a plural sense is strictly improper. The reason “they” is improperly defined by Webster’s is to accommodate dangerous hyper-political correctness. English does not behold to political agendas; the opposite must be true for us to communicate properly. If we redefine our language to mold to whatever is currently considered “correct,” then we will reach a point where we cannot communicate ideas that contradict the current prevailing narrative, which will annihilate freedom of thought. | This is a subversion of the word’s meaning; “they” is plural, and any use of the word outside a plural sense is strictly improper. The reason “they” is improperly defined by Webster’s is to accommodate dangerous hyper-political correctness. English does not behold to political agendas; the opposite must be true for us to communicate properly. If we redefine our language to mold to whatever is currently considered “correct,” then we will reach a point where we cannot communicate ideas that contradict the current prevailing narrative, which will annihilate freedom of thought. {{unsigned|Pholvandir}} | ||
:We've done this long before that was a thing. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 01:54, April 30, 2021 (EDT) | :We've done this long before that was a thing. [[User:Doc von Schmeltwick|Doc von Schmeltwick]] ([[User talk:Doc von Schmeltwick|talk]]) 01:54, April 30, 2021 (EDT) | ||
::We'll use singular "they", end of story, regardless of insinuations of "dangerous political agendas". {{User:Ray Trace/sig}} 02:45, April 30, 2021 (EDT) | |||
Revision as of 01:45, April 30, 2021
Singular "they"
Actually, according to Webster's Dictionary, "they" is indeed an acceptable singular pronoun for gender-ambiguous or -neutral situations. Just letting you know. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 21:49, April 29, 2021 (EDT)
Incorrect Usage
This is a subversion of the word’s meaning; “they” is plural, and any use of the word outside a plural sense is strictly improper. The reason “they” is improperly defined by Webster’s is to accommodate dangerous hyper-political correctness. English does not behold to political agendas; the opposite must be true for us to communicate properly. If we redefine our language to mold to whatever is currently considered “correct,” then we will reach a point where we cannot communicate ideas that contradict the current prevailing narrative, which will annihilate freedom of thought.
— The preceding unsigned comment was added by Pholvandir (talk).
- We've done this long before that was a thing. Doc von Schmeltwick (talk) 01:54, April 30, 2021 (EDT)
