The Devil's Pictionary - Page 27

davar55 · 2015-12-11, 18:24

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Originally Posted by only_human

Overall I'm glad this is reaching acceptance. "They is" is going to need to be avoided for a while; it hits the ear a bit hard.
You hasn't been a problem for quite a long time.
When learning foreign languages, oftentimes I would like "y'all" to be an acceptable (no stigma) general-use plural because it gets unwieldy for the English translations to indicate the foreign equivalent.

I think "they is coming" is still wrong. You can just now use "they are coming"
in referring to a single person.

kladner · 2015-12-11, 19:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by davar55

I think "they is coming" is still wrong. You can just now use "they are coming" in referring to a single person.

only_human · 2015-12-11, 19:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by davar55

I think "they is coming" is still wrong. You can just now use "they are coming"
in referring to a single person.

You are correct. That matches some other languages and is much more pleasant to the ear. I realised after I wrote, that the verb should stay in traditional plural form even for singular usage.

xilman · 2015-12-12, 08:53

Can we now return to using man independently of sex of referent? If it is necessary to distinguish, then werman and wyfman can be brought back into common use.

only_human · 2015-12-12, 11:01

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Originally Posted by xilman

Can we now return to using man independently of sex of referent? If it is necessary to distinguish, then werman and wyfman can be brought back into common use.

Even perceived as permissible persiflage, it precludes profusely prolux personalized pronoun proliferation.

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davar55 · 2015-12-12, 20:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by only_human

You are correct. That matches some other languages and is much more pleasant to the ear. I realized after I wrote, that the verb should stay in
traditional plural form even for singular usage.

We didn't want thine modernizaton to leave thee behind.

davar55 · 2015-12-21, 07:15

happy xmas: a secular way of saying haxxy hoxidays axd new year !

ewmayer · 2015-12-31, 22:44

mistletoe (n): A common podiatric condition resulting from kicking the tires on an ICBM one is considering purchasing. Ex: Mistletoe is a frequent foot problem suffered by war heads.

davar55 · 2016-01-02, 04:18

happy new year: american-english translation of feliz ano neuvo

kladner · 2016-01-02, 04:43

Best To All!

ewmayer · 2016-01-02, 06:40

Did someone just wish everybody a "happy new asshole" in Spanish?

2015-12-12, 08:53	#290
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 10785₁₀ Posts	Can we now return to using man independently of sex of referent? If it is necessary to distinguish, then werman and wyfman can be brought back into common use. Last fiddled with by xilman on 2015-12-12 at 08:53

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