EPTI think it comes down to semantic/lexical proximity; consider the word “their.” It’s very similar to “they” yet it is an accepted reference to an individual possessive.
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farvacola
United States18824 Posts
I think it comes down to semantic/lexical proximity; consider the word “their.” It’s very similar to “they” yet it is an accepted reference to an individual possessive. | ||
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Uldridge
Belgium4751 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44184 Posts
On July 23 2021 06:13 Liquid`Drone wrote: genuine question - how can someone identify as a plural pronoun? I mean, I'm totally fine with using whatever people want to be addressed as, but how did 'they' become an option for an individual? "They" has always been an option for an individual, when writing. Rather than writing "he or she" in general paragraphs, when addressing an unknown person, it's also conventional to either pick one of the binary pronouns ("he/him" all the way through the paragraph or "she/her" all the way through the paragraph, for convenience/brevity) *or* to just use "they" to indicate a person whose gender you don't know. In those cases, it's "they are", and I wanted to make sure that it's still "they are" when you do have the additional information that the person specifically identifies as they/them. Further research and feedback have confirmed that it's "they are", not "they is", as I thought. I had been writing "they are" because that intuitively felt accurate, but then I started second-guessing myself haha... better safe than sorry! Thanks for the quick responses, everyone  Found this too: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28637 Posts
And I mean, I do get it - 'it' is obviously insulting, and I think it's easier to gain acceptance for slightly altering the use of an existing pronoun than for creating a new one. | ||
KwarK
United States42526 Posts
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Czech Republic12129 Posts
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farvacola
United States18824 Posts
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deacon.frost
Czech Republic12129 Posts
On August 06 2021 06:23 farvacola wrote: What is a “base system”? Oooh, I reached the second base at the date... so, what's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and home(IIRC the baseball) bases | ||
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Fecalfeast
Canada11355 Posts
On August 06 2021 17:31 deacon.frost wrote: Oooh, I reached the second base at the date... so, what's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and home(IIRC the baseball) bases It's common slang for which sexual acts you engage in with someone. When I was younger it wasn't the most common way to refer to it but it was a scale with home run meaning actually having sex. | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12152 Posts
This is an Excel question. Couldn't find words to explain what I want to do clearly so I made a video. Is there a command to do this easily or do I have to keep going line by line? | ||
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KwarK
United States42526 Posts
In C1 put 1 In C2 put =IF(C1=1,0,1) Drag it down That'll give you alternating 1s and 0s. Then filter col C for 1 to give only every other row. Then copy and paste the data from every other row into a new sheet and it'll appear without gaps. Then filter for 0 to get the others. | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12152 Posts
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Simberto
Germany11476 Posts
I am considering getting one, but i am completely crushed by the absurd amounts of information on possible models to choose from. I have no clue what to look for and would like to have someone to pepper with questions. | ||
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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
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ComaDose
Canada10357 Posts
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Simberto
Germany11476 Posts
On November 15 2021 12:46 ComaDose wrote: cant you just drive a car? I could, but that would require me to first buy a car, and then pay for the upkeep of a car. Which is a lot more expensive. Especially since i don't really want to buy a combustion vehicle in 2021. | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12152 Posts
On July 23 2021 06:47 Liquid`Drone wrote: Good answer! And I mean, I do get it - 'it' is obviously insulting, and I think it's easier to gain acceptance for slightly altering the use of an existing pronoun than for creating a new one. A few people use 'it' pronouns too (I just happened to read your post and thought I'd mention it). English is better served than french for this stuff, in french they had to make up new words, there was nothing there. English is just repurposing some already existing words slightly. As you say it helps with acceptance, for me anyway I struggle to use 'iel' in french in a way that I don't with 'them'. | ||
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coreyiyi
United States3 Posts
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