do not refer to me
…And that’s what we programmers call a memory leak!
Middle-schoolers after pronouns are successfully banned once and for all (A conservative utopia)
Submitted 3 months ago by MediaSensationalism@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Comments
MechaGrima@lemmy.world 3 months ago
istanbullu@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
My native language (Türkish) does not have grammatical gender. Gender in grammar is just silly and useless.
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 3 months ago
I need to know which inanimate objects I can fuck without it being gay, constantinoplelu.
istanbullu@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
pretty sure it’s all gay.
explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
That’s part of why I just use They in English for everyone. Less having to learn people’s whatever; I don’t care. You’re cis male he? Don’t care, you’re a they now. More room left in brain. We can fix this shit right now.
Emerald@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You’re cis male he? Don’t care, you’re a they now.
Now you’re back to not respecting peoples pronouns
istanbullu@lemmy.ml 3 months ago
We do have a distinction between singular ‘they’ and plural ‘they’. It’s helpful.
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 3 months ago
No. Language needs as many possible structures and rules as well as millions of exceptions and oddities so it is really hard to learn.
Agent641@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Based and ottoman-pilled
botorfj@lemdro.id 3 months ago
average O enjoyer
shiftymccool@programming.dev 3 months ago
I can’t agree more
thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Also, please do not observe me. Or make any sudden moves in my vicinity. I am feral and have anxiety
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 months ago
This is like the chicken game, isn’t it?
the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
I do not use pronouns, and I don’t think you or they should use them either.
cooopsspace@infosec.pub 3 months ago
I, you, they, them
Based
AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 3 months ago
AceFuzzLord can’t wait for the use of all pronouns to be banned and English papers won’t be legally allowed to use basic words such as “I”, “Me”, “You”, etcetera. That’ll teach the libs!
/s
Dasus@lemmy.world 3 months ago
what, which, who, whom, whose, this, that, these, and those, everybody, either, none, and something,
Amongothers. It’s ironic conservatives know so little grammar that they can’t even add “personal” to before “pronouns” to make it at least slightly more accurate, but no.
kitnaht@lemmy.world 3 months ago
[deleted]Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Culture War aside, that’s not how language works. You have as much understanding to the history of language as you have basic dignity to other human beings.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 3 months ago
Believe it or not, languages change over time. They grow and adapt to fit their context.
WorkIsSlow@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Leave language alone motherfuckers not speaking in Old English. smh
howrar@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
Looks like you’re getting a lot of people riled up here.
I’m curious about why you find it so objectionable for someone to choose their pronouns but are fine with name changes.
kitnaht@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Because the rules of the English language are the same for everybody. You don’t just get to go around telling people they have to use a different ruleset for you or when they are around you.
flerp@lemm.ee 3 months ago
But… you can change all of those things, adverbs, participles, adjectives, predicates, you can change all of them by changing your behaviour and characteristics… You can’t even get your own stupid arguments to be correct.
kitnaht@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Oh look how smart you are by pointing out that YOU can change those things by acting differently; and the other thing I’m referring to is you forcing OTHERS to act differently.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
nuh uh.
Newfangled terminology
Thoughts on prescribing use of the OG word only?
You don’t get to change your adverbs, participles, adjectives, predicates, etc.
True, not in repressive societies. And look, I have limits, I’ll be hard pressed to refer to someone as squirrelkinlifragilisticexpialidocious every time. But you’d made a reasonable accommodation in polite company I figure?
GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Bold take, here on Lemmy. Let’s see how it goes for them
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You don’t get to change your adverbs, participles, adjectives, predicates, etc.
Says who? You? Are you the arbiter of language?
I’ll call you Mrs. I’ll call you Mr. But the rest, nuh uh.
Really? Not even Ms.? Because I imagine a lot of younger women would feel pretty insulted by you calling them Mrs.
kitnaht@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Oh you. Of course that would incluse Ms. :D
wabafee@lemmy.world 3 months ago
None ate the cabbages. None then went home full and happy.
metaStatic@kbin.earth 3 months ago
My and Me are pronouns you stupid fucking possum
Beaver@lemmy.ca 3 months ago
I’m not a possum
badcommandorfilename@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Did you just assume my species?
distantsounds@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Opossum, not possum.
boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Got damn possum I ain’t got no tree FIDDY