how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps

Re:how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps by culi on Friday January 20, 2023 @12:07AM (#34449484)

It's also a very old method. In fact, he/she is a later evolution of the English language. "He/his" used to be more equivalent to "it/its". It wasn't until ~15th century that the modern "he/him" and "she/her" fully evolved. "They/them" meanwhile was in full use by the 14th century

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Re:how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps by upsidesinclude on Friday January 20, 2023 @01:11AM (#34449771)

No one speaks in middle english. Dead language rules and customs are irrelevant to modern language norms.

People once walketh befide their mules, but now we gots lambos

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Re:how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps by WaxProlix on Friday January 20, 2023 @01:26AM (#34449830)

And yet, pronoun ragers cleave to Olde Anglishe in an attempte to rectifye Ye langge. Sadge.

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Re:how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps by culi on Friday January 20, 2023 @10:48AM (#34454664)

This train of thought makes no sense. The fact that something originated in Old English doesn't at all mean it's dead. He/She also originated in Old English, just a little later. Should I make fun of people using he/him, she/her pronouns because they're "clinging to Olde Anglishe"? lol

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Re:how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps by upsidesinclude on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @03:23AM (#34515779)

No one made that claim.

Your comment is non sequitor

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Re:how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps by culi on Friday January 20, 2023 @10:45AM (#34454606)

Using they/them as a neutral pronoun is not dead and never died...

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Re:how to completely own an airline in 3 easy steps by upsidesinclude on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @03:23AM (#34515782)

Ah, "neutral"

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