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minus-square@mortrek@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish24•edit-21 year agoYes actually. Knew a guy that talked about it to close friends a lot in the late 90s. He’s (she’s) openly trans now.
minus-square@Kecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish11•1 year agoIf you don’t know what to use you’re in luck, english has “they” that’s neutral, no need to invent a new pronoun (like in french) or to find roundabout ways to not use a specific gender in your phrase.
minus-square@mortrek@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoI used a gender. I used the two to essentially bridge the transition. It wasn’t out of ignorance or disrespect.
Yes actually. Knew a guy that talked about it to close friends a lot in the late 90s. He’s (she’s) openly trans now.
If you don’t know what to use you’re in luck, english has “they” that’s neutral, no need to invent a new pronoun (like in french) or to find roundabout ways to not use a specific gender in your phrase.
I used a gender. I used the two to essentially bridge the transition. It wasn’t out of ignorance or disrespect.