• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    17·
    21 hours ago

    Explanation: Latin looks and sounds cool, but it is a Hell Language with infinite declensions and conjugations and other minor grammatical nuances. You want to learn someone’s pronouns in Latin? Best get a paper and pad, it’ll take a while. Pronouns aren’t as important in Latin, though, as it’s a pro-drop language. Context usually fills in for pronouns.

    Also, mandatory statement that ‘they/them’ is a perfectly good singular gender-neutral pronoun and I will die on this hill.

    • Ostrakon@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      16 hours ago

      The number of declensions and conjugations are very much finite. Linguistically there were only three genders (male, female, neutral) but those pronouns had a singular and plural, x5 for nomination, genitive, dative, accusative, and ablative cases. It sounds like a lot but it’s not nearly as scary as it sounds.

    • xkbx@startrek.websiteEnglish
      1211·
      20 hours ago

      Damn wokeness is ruining English. They/them just sounds unnatural for referring to a singular person. It’s for plural use only. A person can’t use their own preference whenever they want! A leftist will just act like they can just make up grammar and syntax at their leisure!

      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldEnglish
        12·
        17 hours ago

        Your satire isn’t exaggerated enough. This is exactly what some people believe. The only giveaway is your proper use of spelling and punctuation. And using fifth grade vocab words (too high).

      • Tar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        19 hours ago

        A leftist will just act like they can just make up grammar and syntax at their leisure!

        Were you under the impression that Grammer and Syntax came from the linguism mines?

        All words are made up.

      • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
        52·
        17 hours ago

        Fuck off

        lmao, satire wooshed right past me, didn’t even realize they used they as singular in their comment.

      • bl_r@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        41·
        19 hours ago

        Look, you are just flat out wrong about singular they. Singular they is used all the time in conversations. Even Shakespeare used singular they to refer to a person. Hamlet act 3 scene 3 line 34.

        Personal pronouns aren’t new either. The bible gives God personal pronouns, He/Him, since His pronouns are always capitalized when He is referred to.

        Grammar isn’t being made up, the tools that already exist are being used in ways that make you uncomfortable for some weird reason.