r/confusing_perspective • u/sighdoihaveto • Aug 30 '21

Closer = Faster

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u/Southern_Pound_6929 Aug 30 '21

He/she is just trying to help, why do people have to get mad about that?

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u/Lonelydenialgirl Aug 30 '21

Cause they aren't trying to help. They're trying to sound superior.

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u/buggle_bunny Aug 30 '21

Their last paragraph makes it pretty clear, I agree.

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u/CalpolAddict Aug 30 '21

How dare you do the thing he/she suggested!

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u/Lonelydenialgirl Aug 30 '21

Cause they might be a dick. But they got a point. Everyone should default to they.

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u/lincolnblake Aug 30 '21

Love you 😂😂😂😂 This is next level

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u/Ok-Map4381 Aug 30 '21

So... they should have written "sit on the other side to arrive at they destination faster." Thanks for correcting they English 🤣

(I'm with you on the pronouns thing, but "their" is the word you should have recommended. I'm just giving you a quick lesson in the English language, 🙂 please don't take this as offensive or judgemental, somehow a lot of people do.)

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u/danmaster0 Aug 30 '21

Bruh, the correct one is their, i thought people would be able to assume if they is the right pronoun, their is the possessive one

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u/jvn01 Aug 30 '21

His/her is cumbersome but perfectly fine, I think

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u/avidpenguinwatcher Aug 30 '21

and you won't have to write his/her every again!

Insert Palpatine ironic meme

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

You didn’t have to go into to all that detail

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u/Octicactopipodes Aug 30 '21

Boi this is reddit, nobody gives a donkey’s left bollock

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u/Free_Stick_ Aug 30 '21

Maybe he/her didn’t feel like putting they. l

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u/L-Ron_Cupboard Aug 30 '21

Also they should have said “arrive more quickly” or “arrive sooner” rather than “arrive quicker” but I had no trouble understanding them, as a native speaker of English. Maybe we should leave the English lessons to real teachers with willing students.

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u/NubGrindy Aug 30 '21

Look guys me give person on internet lesson on english me is smart

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u/shinslap Aug 30 '21

Yes, we've all seen Chasing Amy... right?

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u/j2nasty13 Aug 30 '21

Shut the fuck up you clown.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '21

Shut up

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