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minus-squareRachelhazideas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down5·1 month ago‘Their’ is gender neutral. First day speaking English?
minus-squareIllecors@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down18·1 month agoNot op, but I also prefer being more specific over less. Andrew Spinks is, in fact, a he - no need to abstract that.
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down5·1 month agoIt’s ok to guess they if you don’t know a person’s preference. In fact, that’s the only acceptable guess in that scenario.
minus-squareRachelhazideas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down6·1 month agoSure, but the subtext of “His. His wife.” in its succinctness is that it is a corrective statement, not a preferential one.
minus-squareGaMEChld@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoDid you understand? The point of language is to convey ideas in the absence of telepathy.
His. His wife.
‘Their’ is gender neutral. First day speaking English?
Not op, but I also prefer being more specific over less. Andrew Spinks is, in fact, a he - no need to abstract that.
It’s ok to guess they if you don’t know a person’s preference. In fact, that’s the only acceptable guess in that scenario.
Sure, but the subtext of “His. His wife.” in its succinctness is that it is a corrective statement, not a preferential one.
Did you understand? The point of language is to convey ideas in the absence of telepathy.