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minus-squareRachelhazideas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up41arrow-down5·2 months ago‘Their’ is gender neutral. First day speaking English?
minus-squareIllecors@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down18·2 months 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-down5·2 months 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-down6·2 months 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-down1·2 months 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.