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A pronoun proposal
Jul. 11th, 2019 11:44 amFarhad Manjoo suggests that we solve all the debates around changing pronouns and non-binary pronouns by saying the hell with it and calling everyone "they".
Which... I don't think I have any objection to. Plenty of languages get along fine without constantly marking gender, including Japanese. About once a year in my anime commentaries I have to start referring to a character as "they" because I can't work out what their gender is.
Linguistic changes around something as basic as pronouns can be made deliberately; look, for instance, at the du-reformen in Swedish.
I feel I need to take a fairly conservative line toward use of language in my writing for Amazing Stories, meaning I wouldn't make this switch unless it becomes common usage (or if my editor decides to make it the house style), but I'll certainly keep an eye out for any signs that it's becoming commmn enough.
Which... I don't think I have any objection to. Plenty of languages get along fine without constantly marking gender, including Japanese. About once a year in my anime commentaries I have to start referring to a character as "they" because I can't work out what their gender is.
Linguistic changes around something as basic as pronouns can be made deliberately; look, for instance, at the du-reformen in Swedish.
I feel I need to take a fairly conservative line toward use of language in my writing for Amazing Stories, meaning I wouldn't make this switch unless it becomes common usage (or if my editor decides to make it the house style), but I'll certainly keep an eye out for any signs that it's becoming commmn enough.
