How to spot a non‐geek: s/he’ll be the one wearing the GEEK t-shirt.
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@aral 'they' is actually appropriate usage when referring to someone of an unknown gender, and is more respectful as well :)@nexxylove -
@ashedryden@aral it’s appropriate for general non-gendered use, whether the gender is known or not. -
@nexxylove@ashedryden So s/he is gendered? I was using it to be gender‐neutral. -
@aral@ashedryden yes. it ignores the fact that many people are neither ‘him’ nor ‘her’. -
@nexxylove@ashedryden Ah, I’ve always seen the / in s/he as a range/spectrum. But if the common interpretation is binary, I see your point. -
@aral@ashedryden the fact that we don’t have an ‘official’ singular non-gendered pronoun plays no small part in preventing acceptance. -
@nexxylove Indeed. It would be a very useful thing to have :)+@ashedryden -
@aral@ashedryden which is why we need everyone to cozy up to the word ‘they’ :)
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@aral@nexxylove rephrase to plural, I often do as more natural: How to spot non‐geeks: they’ll be the ones wearing the GEEK t-shirts.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral you need to find something that works and doesn’t erase an entire subset of the population :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral I don’t like binary language.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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