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#901 Re: Off Topic » ITT: Pretend we are still writing in osu! OT » 2015-10-27 23:42:29
Language changes gradually. You don't say 'this is what a word should mean' and then start using it in that way and expect everyone else to accept that.
#902 Re: Off Topic » ITT: Pretend we are still writing in osu! OT » 2015-10-27 23:33:26
I think context is enough for your example sentences of using it. There's ambiguity in languages - so what. it's far far more useful in terms of sentences like, "my friend is bugging me." "why are they doing that?"
Are you going to interrupt the flow of the sentence just to blurt out a "he or she" that is just an annoying, cumbersome phrase. i know it's a person and I don't give a shit about the gender -just use one word because it doesn't matter.
It's fine used in that way. I'm specifically talking about when you have mentioned someone's name, as in the examples I've provided.
Adding this into a different post because I just thought of it
"B1rd drinks his coffee."
B1rd, why are you drinking some other dude's coffee? You see? THE EXACT SAME ambiguity is there
Well perhaps I thought that because using their can only refer to other people in that context.
You want to continue that in ITT and leave this for silly posts?
But we're talking about silly posts, right?
#903 Re: Off Topic » ITT: Pretend we are still writing in osu! OT » 2015-10-27 23:11:20
Except I say that, I said default to whatever you thought most likely. And at least with that, at worst you're only getting the sex wrong, not messing up the actual meaning of the sentence. So no, that's not a valid justification.
#904 Re: Off Topic » ITT: Pretend we are still writing in osu! OT » 2015-10-27 23:02:17
Except often there is ambiguous context.
If you really want your gender-neutral pronoun, consider 'xir' instead.
#905 Re: Off Topic » ITT: Pretend we are still writing in osu! OT » 2015-10-27 22:45:50
You would use that, default to whatever sex you thought the person was, or word it differently. You wouldn't just make up your own definition for things. Saying 'their' makes you think you're actually referring to someone else's property.
#906 Re: Off Topic » ITT: Pretend we are still writing in osu! OT » 2015-10-27 22:39:08
I'm not even talking about that, I'm talking about when you've already referenced a person. And in that case, it is retarded and unacceptable.
#907 Re: Off Topic » ITT: Pretend we are still writing in osu! OT » 2015-10-27 21:45:42
b1rd pls :<
what :(
B1rd wrote:You really can't tell?
The names are a bit weird but who cares?
B1rd drinks their coffee
meaning: B1rd drinks his coffee
does that make sense to you?
#908 Re: Mafia » Tuuba Mafia [MAFIA & LYNCHER WIN] » 2015-10-27 20:29:24
do some pushups instead
#909 Re: Off Topic » Silly osu!forum posts » 2015-10-27 20:10:52
You really can't tell?
#910 Re: Off Topic » Silly osu!forum posts » 2015-10-27 19:47:22
https://osu.ppy.sh/news/131572139128
this whole goddamned thing, butchering the English language.
"For osu!, we decided to let Secretpipe pick their favourite maps."
"For Taiko, we asked Nwolf about their favourite maps in September 2015."
is this some new type of SJW-speak?
#911 Re: Mafia » Tuuba Mafia [MAFIA & LYNCHER WIN] » 2015-10-27 19:45:10
I was scared there for a moment Multtari, thanks for not voting me guyz
#912 Re: Other media » Souls » 2015-10-27 12:14:52
Link your steam then
#913 Re: General Discussion » Forum Meta Thread » 2015-10-26 19:23:44
I wonder if we have any artists on this forum?...
#914 Re: Other media » Souls » 2015-10-26 19:05:14
Prepare to die.
#915 Re: Other media » Souls » 2015-10-26 19:02:06
oh yeah, I have a spare steam copy of DSI if anyone wants it.
