Re:Jelly Sheet
by dakom on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @08:49AM
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I said:
> it's stylistically incorrect
Not grammatically, not factually - but stylistically.
I also said:
> In this case, where he literally calls himself "Mr"
Not all cases, not as a general idea, but rather when his self-identified pronoun is known.
You're free to ignore style guides, in fact you're free to write your own - but they generally agree that when a self-identified pronoun is known, it's clearer and better writing to use that specific pronoun rather than the ambiguous "they"
> it's stylistically incorrect
Not grammatically, not factually - but stylistically.
I also said:
> In this case, where he literally calls himself "Mr"
Not all cases, not as a general idea, but rather when his self-identified pronoun is known.
You're free to ignore style guides, in fact you're free to write your own - but they generally agree that when a self-identified pronoun is known, it's clearer and better writing to use that specific pronoun rather than the ambiguous "they"