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Anon uses arch btw (sh.itjust.works)
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[-] Ogygus@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

What do you mean they?

He clearly says he's a singular person

[-] HolyDuckTurtle@kbin.social 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They is, and has been for a very long time, perfectly valid for singular use.

Most people I've encounted do it all the time without noticing between sentences.

[-] Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

It's extremely confusing. Its a he, no doubt

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Where you you see a gender qualifier in the post? If you don’t know you don’t assume because you turn into a donkey or something like that.

[-] Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

A gender what?

How is there a doubt that it's a he.

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I doubt. What tells you it’s a he.. that’s what I’m asking you to do. Show me, prove me it’s a he.

[-] Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

He uses thinkpad, what more proof do you want

[-] LazaroFilm@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Wow. You’re dumb and sexist. Have a good live buddy.

[-] Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Good *life

And thanks, i will

[-] lemmonade@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

what? where? look at the username, that's clearly anonymous, the hacker group.

[-] Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

You mean the hacker known as four chen

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago

In english, they stands for both plural and gender-neural (when you don't know whether the person you're referring to is male or female).

[-] Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

There no doubt that it's a male speaking

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago

They has been used to refer to an unspecified individual since before you were born.

[-] Ogygus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

What you mean unspecified?

It says right there

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

That's not really the point.

[-] Surface_Detail@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There's not a man I meet but doth salute me

As if I were their well-acquainted friend

A comedy of errors, act IV, scene 3

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