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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 12 Dec 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Jason Campbell

      He’s still ranting about this when the singular “they” has been part of the language for centuries?🙄🤦🏻‍♂️https://twitter.com/JasonSCampbell/status/1205168452014620672 …

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      Jason CampbellVerified account @JasonSCampbell
      Ben Shapiro condemns Merriam-Webster for naming the singular 'they' as the Word of the Year: "We have now changed the dictionary to meet the stupidity of an ideology that suggests that you can identify as multiple genders at once" pic.twitter.com/tivJJh5u8h
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      16 replies 8 retweets 102 likes
    2. Maie Lynn Bee, PhD‏ @maie_lynn 12 Dec 2019
      Replying to @gorskon

      Me to my 3yo: I have a friend coming by to drop something off. 3yo: Is your friend a boy or a girl? Me: Does is matter? 3yo: When are they going to be here?

      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
    3. Dave Cooke‏ @LondonDocDave 12 Dec 2019
      Replying to @maie_lynn @gorskon

      It matters Because if it’s a girl “she’s coming to play” If it’s a boy “he’s coming to play”

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    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 12 Dec 2019
      Replying to @LondonDocDave @maie_lynn

      I used to think it did, until I realized that (1) the singular "they" is a very old construction that was used even by Shakespeare and (2) language evolves. Now it matters only to uptight English pedants and idiots like Ben Shapiro.

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 12 Dec 2019
      Replying to @gorskon @LondonDocDave @maie_lynn

      Also, the singular "they" is a marvelous way to solve the problem of referring to someone whose gender you don't know or that could be male or female without using "it" or the always awkward "he or she."

      4:01 PM - 12 Dec 2019
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        2. Maie Lynn Bee, PhD‏ @maie_lynn 12 Dec 2019
          Replying to @gorskon @LondonDocDave

          Even when referring to people's whose gender we know, I think most people would be surprised how often they use they/them.

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        3. Stephanie is vaxxed and masked‏ @stephaniekays 12 Dec 2019
          Replying to @maie_lynn @gorskon @LondonDocDave

          I much prefer a gender neutral pronoun, especially in professional written communication. In fact, I always notice when someone doesn't refer to me by my title or with gender neutral pronouns.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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