-when referring to person they don't know the pronouns of. LIKE JUST SAY THEY OR THEM??? NOT EVERYONE USES THOSE PRONOUNS, YOURE NOT BEING NICE OR SMART SMH
I'm reposting this because when I posted it as an experience it didn't get any attention
I know right??? Its easier and inclusive. Heck forget about inclusivity, its basic english.
And i want to address the people in the answers saying "We'll refer to you as what you look like at first glance, correct us and then we'll use those pronouns"
Thats not the discussion going on. The OP is saying that when people don't know a person's gender...... 1 reply
when I talk abt a random person to someone, I refer to the random as they/them when I don’t know their pronouns. but when I see them or talk to them face-to-face I just ask their pronouns. maybe just ask their for their pronouns first. I rem that some trans people get offended with they/them so yeah 1 reply
You might have a point, but I saw a person do that under a Tiktok video and the creator of it went and said “I go by she/her pronouns”. Isn’t it offensive no matter which ones you use? I even saw someone get angry because someone in her comment section was using proper grammar and called them “they” in their sentence. It wasn’t even mea...... 1 reply
sadly english is the only language I can do that though.. since in almost any latin language I know, there's no neutral prounons. even the word "non-binary" is gendered like
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