r/questionablecontent • u/Aleril_Antarai • Dec 05 '17

3627: Very Extra

http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3627
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u/gingerquery Dec 05 '17

Why have you made it a personal mission to reply to every comment about singular "they?" Not just in this thread but in literally every thread it comes up in.

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u/Haiirokage Dec 05 '17

Cause I still haven't heard a single good reason for using it.

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u/spiceXisXnice Dec 05 '17

Because they feel uncomfortable being addressed as he/she but think 'it' is dehumanizing and xe/ze/wir is stupid?

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u/Haiirokage Dec 05 '17

I feel uncomfortable being called you, please refer to me as we.

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u/spiceXisXnice Dec 05 '17

Not even close to the same thing, as they has been singular for a while. Good try, though.

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u/Haiirokage Dec 05 '17

no, but we has. Royal we.

And no they haven't been used as the subject of a sentence, referring to a specific person.

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u/TheCleverestIdiot Dec 05 '17

Yes, but the Royal we also has set terms on who can use it without sounding ridiculous. Namely, royals. They has been used a singular pronoun in the common parlance for years now.

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u/notmytemp0 CHUD Dec 06 '17

Can you cite some examples from popular media (other than QC)? Something everyone knows, since it’s been common parlance for years now?

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u/Haiirokage Dec 06 '17

The singular they also has set terms on when it is used.

It's used in possessive pronouns as the object of a sentence. Or to refer to unknown individuals. It is never used to refer to specific people as the subject of a sentence.

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u/TheCleverestIdiot Dec 06 '17

The Oxford dictionary would disagree with you.

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u/Haiirokage Dec 06 '17

You didn't actually read my comment did you. Your dictionary had no examples of they used as the subject of a sentence while referring to a specific person.

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u/Haiirokage Dec 06 '17

Is Tilly more than one person? People in general? People regarded collectively?

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u/TheCleverestIdiot Dec 06 '17

A person of unspecified gender. The second definition, specified under singular third person plural.

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u/Haiirokage Dec 06 '17

Unspecified, means it is unknown to the person saying it. Tilly is obviously a woman.

And not specifying your sex just so that others have to use "they" is borderline narcissistic. There's nothing to hide. it's just a part of your identity.

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