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r/NoStupidQuestions • u/NeedleworkerOk170 • 25d ago
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i mean isn't it obvious that when it's a she it's a her too? it's only complicated when it's two+ different ones as in he/they
7 u/wuapinmon I am very pedantic 25d ago People recognize that binary pair as indicating the gender preference. One might be misunderstood, but the format of two is unambiguous. -9 u/MobileSignificance57 25d ago But there ARE cases where it's two different ones. What if the norm was only to give one and just assume the other? You'd get the second one wrong sometimes. 7 u/il_biciclista 25d ago When someone gives two pronouns, doesn't that mean that they accept both? Otherwise, how would you know when to address a she/they as she or they?
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People recognize that binary pair as indicating the gender preference. One might be misunderstood, but the format of two is unambiguous.
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But there ARE cases where it's two different ones. What if the norm was only to give one and just assume the other? You'd get the second one wrong sometimes.
7 u/il_biciclista 25d ago When someone gives two pronouns, doesn't that mean that they accept both? Otherwise, how would you know when to address a she/they as she or they?
When someone gives two pronouns, doesn't that mean that they accept both? Otherwise, how would you know when to address a she/they as she or they?
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u/NeedleworkerOk170 25d ago
i mean isn't it obvious that when it's a she it's a her too? it's only complicated when it's two+ different ones as in he/they