FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 23 hours agoThe singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticingmessage-squaremessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down18
arrow-up1205arrow-down1message-squareThe singular they is actually such a natural part of the English language, the people complaining about it almost certainly use it without noticingFreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 23 hours agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareFerretyFever0@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·21 hours agoBetter than some languages like German, where even inanimate objects have gender. That would be nicer though.
minus-squareKristell@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 hours agoI remember when I was trying to learn German, one sentence the app gave got burned into my brain forever: Der Tisch hat kein Geschlecht. I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with the point of the table not having a gender; you just called him a man.
minus-squareI_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·20 hours agoIt’s cute when someone with a first language like that carries it over to English. “The coffee maker… he is broken 😞” I’m so sad for him!
minus-squareFerretyFever0@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·20 hours agoNever thought of that, but personalizing objects is kind of cute, I agree.
Better than some languages like German, where even inanimate objects have gender. That would be nicer though.
I remember when I was trying to learn German, one sentence the app gave got burned into my brain forever:
Der Tisch hat kein Geschlecht.
I’m sorry, but I have to disagree with the point of the table not having a gender; you just called him a man.
It’s cute when someone with a first language like that carries it over to English. “The coffee maker… he is broken 😞” I’m so sad for him!
Never thought of that, but personalizing objects is kind of cute, I agree.