tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post3181220819182525670..comments2023-06-20T02:57:21.437-05:00Comments on Convert Man: Doogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12012332023931166256noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-36301412413404097892006-11-25T12:27:00.000-06:002006-11-25T12:27:00.000-06:00Hmm... I get the feeling some of you are purposefu...Hmm... I get the feeling some of you are purposefully pushing my buttons. >:<<br /><br />The problem here, Jonathan, lies in the fact that we've made the gender-netural "he" (and also "man") extinct in our language for artificial political reasons, thus requiring either excessively awkward bastardization of the only alternative, or plainly incorrect grammar.<br /><br />You may not be surprised to learn that I'm obsessive enough that I now catch myself before I use "they" in this manner.Doogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012332023931166256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-12611654780744950952006-11-24T09:38:00.000-06:002006-11-24T09:38:00.000-06:00Its a shame people don't take they're grammar more...Its a shame people don't take they're grammar more seriously. CLANG CLANG SCREECHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-65273008185307550112006-11-24T09:16:00.000-06:002006-11-24T09:16:00.000-06:00You might need to rally against significant works ...You might need to rally against significant works in the history of English literature, specifically the translators of the <a href="http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003572.html">King James Bible</a>... perhaps not "the" inspired word of God among Catholics, but still a sign of acceptable usage in the 1600s. Read the <a href="http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/003582.html">follow up</a> for a more direct rebuking of the "singular they" is evil myth by a linguist.<br /><br />As an example:<br /><br />I doubt the person who abhors the singular "they" would actually find himself or herself using his or her own rule in practice.<br /><br />If he or she actually thought about it, he or she would probably find that his or her own rule sounded fairly awkward, even to his or herself.<br /><br />As opposed to:<br /><br />I doubt the person who abhors the singular "they" would actually find themselves using their own rule in practice.<br /><br />If they actually thought about it, they would probably find that their own rule sounded fairly awkward, even to themselves.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912415825218988072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15708736.post-13482762471025310662006-11-23T21:16:00.000-06:002006-11-23T21:16:00.000-06:00If I have ever done this I am sure it is only a ve...If I have ever done this I am sure it is only a venial sin and I hope you can forgive me.owenswainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00540186205959897960noreply@blogger.com