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minus-squareHarbinger01173430@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·5 months agoYeah, if I recall the English classes from my language institute, They is only plural and the X cannot be used to neutralize masculine/feminine nouns.
minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoRight. And at the same time, language is an evolving practice. New words are created all the time. Maybe, this issue was worth it to change the rules.
minus-squareHarbinger01173430@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoMadness. If you want to use gendered stuff, use one of the romance languages or German.
minus-squarebradorsomethinglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoWhy did they teach you this. Your singular teacher. What were they thinking?
minus-squareHarbinger01173430@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoIt was like, one different teacher per every two months during a total of 16 months. It was the same in British english
Yeah, if I recall the English classes from my language institute, They is only plural and the X cannot be used to neutralize masculine/feminine nouns.
Right. And at the same time, language is an evolving practice. New words are created all the time. Maybe, this issue was worth it to change the rules.
Madness. If you want to use gendered stuff, use one of the romance languages or German.
Why did they teach you this. Your singular teacher. What were they thinking?
It was like, one different teacher per every two months during a total of 16 months. It was the same in British english