whtiza@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agoUsing they/them pronouns is confusing and difficult to read because one always thinks of a plurality of people. Why not just pick new words to use?message-squaremessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down171
arrow-up1-10arrow-down1message-squareUsing they/them pronouns is confusing and difficult to read because one always thinks of a plurality of people. Why not just pick new words to use?whtiza@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squareBreve@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoTypically you can assume a pronoun isn’t introducing any previously unmentioned people, as that is confusing and bad grammar. The only case I would find this confusing is if you thought “Taylor” referred to a group of people like a band.
Typically you can assume a pronoun isn’t introducing any previously unmentioned people, as that is confusing and bad grammar. The only case I would find this confusing is if you thought “Taylor” referred to a group of people like a band.