"The proper solution is to construct your sentence so as to avoid any situation in which gendered pronouns are necessary."
d00d, most people can barely construct a sentence at all.
That depends.
A lot of unlearned people speak in a very natural way; with its own rules and forms; and within this unlearned mode of speaking, there are definite structures and right and wrong uses.
I wouldn't say that that manner of speaking called Ebonics should be discouraged for being "improper english". It's a developed way of speaking, not at all a lazy or sloppy attempt at The Queen's English.
What bothers me is when people try to speak in "proper english" but get it wrong. For example, using, "Cats are different than dogs"; when it should be, "Cats are different from dogs". But this is a human flaw, not something worth hurting the people you meet when it is with you get fed up with at for.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
But, you see, that is in speaking; an entirely different (and inherently inferior) form of language to the sacred Written Word. The Written Word is better than the spoken because oh hey, it's a moose over there.
Spelling is standardized, pronunciation is not. We don't have pronunciation bees; and we don't have regional spellings (okay, okay, I know there are some regional spellings; but it's not really at all on the level of regional pronunciation, dialects, and accents.).
Spoken language is much more fluid and malleable than written, in my opinion.
But, you see, that is in speaking; an entirely different (and inherently inferior) form of language to the sacred Written Word. The Written Word is better than the spoken because oh hey, it's a moose over there.
Spelling is standardized, pronunciation is not. We don't have pronunciation bees; and we don't have regional spellings (okay, okay, I know there are some regional spellings; but it's not really at all on the level of regional pronunciation, dialects, and accents.).
Spoken language is much more fluid and malleable than written, in my opinion.
Why does the letter C even exist? Let's be honest.
Originally the letter k was all but non-existent in English; c was the prevailing letter for hard and soft sounds, some of which varied by dialect—thus why the Scottish word for "church" is "kirk." C served many functions early on, as did g.
Why does the letter C even exist? Let's be honest.
Originally the letter k was all but non-existent in English; c was the prevailing letter for hard and soft sounds, some of which varied by dialect—thus why the Scottish word for "church" is "kirk." C served many functions early on, as did g.
German's word for church is Kirche, which makes more sense now.
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
wait as a lazy type designer I should be supporting this notion, even though type designers still put discretionary ligatures (which I don't think have really shown up outside of the logo for Pinterest these days) into typefaces
Why does the letter C even exist? Let's be honest.
Because Insular Celtic languages use it as a hard "k" sound.
And Germanic languages use "k" as a hard "k" sound.
Since English is, well, a germanic/celtic language; or was before the bastard scumbagged his way to power and ruined the perfect language and WHYYYY WHYYYY HAROLD SHOULD HAVE WON. OR MAYBE HARALD, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME, TOO.
Anyways, "c" making the "s" sound is from the Norman Invasion, as is the letter Q.
It should be cwǣn instead of Queen.
I like Q, but we need some cw as well, you know. I have no problem with soft c, either.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
- Hard ch vs. soft ch, as in "loch" and "such" respectively. You could spell them "lawkh" and "sutsh," but then the issues of divergent vowels and the overuse of h come into play.
- The malleability of final c in combination ceases to be acknowledged: You would have to spell "fanatic" and "fanaticism" completely differently.
- The International Phonetic Alphabet already exists and is much more universal, even if using it in regular writing is impracticable.
- Dialect screws up everything, as noted above with vowels.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
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A lot of unlearned people speak in a very natural way; with its own rules and forms; and within this unlearned mode of speaking, there are definite structures and right and wrong uses.
I wouldn't say that that manner of speaking called Ebonics should be discouraged for being "improper english". It's a developed way of speaking, not at all a lazy or sloppy attempt at The Queen's English.
What bothers me is when people try to speak in "proper english" but get it wrong. For example, using, "Cats are different than dogs"; when it should be, "Cats are different from dogs". But this is a human flaw, not something worth hurting the people you meet when it is with you get fed up with at for.
The difference is in what you are trying to do.
Even if this involves treating the rules of grammar and structure as beasts to be tamed.
Spelling is standardized, pronunciation is not. We don't have pronunciation bees; and we don't have regional spellings (okay, okay, I know there are some regional spellings; but it's not really at all on the level of regional pronunciation, dialects, and accents.).
Spoken language is much more fluid and malleable than written, in my opinion.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
And Germanic languages use "k" as a hard "k" sound.
Since English is, well, a germanic/celtic language; or was before the bastard scumbagged his way to power and ruined the perfect language and WHYYYY WHYYYY HAROLD SHOULD HAVE WON. OR MAYBE HARALD, HE WOULD HAVE BEEN AWESOME, TOO.
Anyways, "c" making the "s" sound is from the Norman Invasion, as is the letter Q.
It should be cwǣn instead of Queen.
I like Q, but we need some cw as well, you know. I have no problem with soft c, either.
Seriously, what?
"Aigh"?
my name would be spelled Imipolex G
Look
"jawning" as opposed to "yawning"
it's such an improvement.
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Is this a keyboard malfunction, Burgundy? Or, in other words, NT MY AULT ITS KYBARD MALUNCTIN!
I used to get those all the time, and it made my posts go all like that.
Or a KYBARD MALUNCTIN.
surely you can read phonetically
CRITICAL ALERT! CRITICAL ALERT!
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
*self-deprecating moping; passive-aggressive comment about the online behavior of others*
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
It appeals to a part of me I just can't quite describe.