Silly pronoun use ... IMHO

[KhunLA]

Just read a bio, on IMDB, using pronouns 'incorrectly' ... IMHO

Actually the first time I've actually seen them (plural for things: pronouns) used for the alphabet folks.

 

I actually had to start over, as thought I missed something, then it clicked ????

 

IMDB bio:

"Quintessa Swindell was born on February 8, 1997 in New York, USA. They are an actor, known for Voyagers (2021), Black Adam (2022) and Euphoria (2019). In December 2020, they were cast in the role of Cyclone in the DCEU film Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson in the title role.

Swindell is non-binary and they use they/them and he/him pronouns."

 

Any reason why they (folks writing bios) couldn't simply use her name instead.  I notice, the auto grammar correct, correctly identified it as a plural ... followed up with 'are' & 'were'.????  Making it even sillier.

 

Using proper English:

"Quintessa Swindell was born on February 8, 1997 in New York, USA. Swindell (They are) is an actor, known for Voyagers (2021), Black Adam (2022) and Euphoria (2019). In December 2020, Swindell (They were) was cast in the role of Cyclone in the DCEU film Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson in the title role.

Swindell is non-binary and they (correctly used now) use they/them and he/him pronouns."

 

Mind boggling and just silly.   

[bignok]

Never heard of him or her luckily.

[transam]

I thought that was American English.............????

[KhunLA]

Just now, bignok said:

Never heard of him or her luckily.

It's a good thing you don't teach at some schools in USA, or you'd be disciplined for not using they or them, we addressing or referring to them (proper use).  

 

You can be so offensive at times, creating a hostile environment for the melting snowflakes. ????

 

And if you continued, they (proper use) would file suit and probably win on those grounds.   The world is going nuts.

[bignok]

Just now, KhunLA said:

It's a good thing you don't teach at some schools in USA, or you'd be disciplined for not using they or them, we addressing or referring to them (proper use).  

 

You can be so offensive at times, creating a hostile environment for the melting snowflakes. ????

 

And if you continued, they (proper use) would file suit and probably win on those grounds.   The world is going nuts.

Ok call them it.

[KhunLA]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

I thought that was American English.............????

Nah ... nobody talks that incorrectly, as you'd truly sound like an idiot.

[bignok]

Western world is so lost.

[KhunLA]

Just now, bignok said:

Ok call them it.

I usually do, and use he/she/it quite often, when not knowing ????

[bignok]

What is English English?

 

Oi that's not in the spirit of the game

[OneMoreFarang]

9 minutes ago, bignok said:

Never heard of him or her luckily.

Never heard of them! ???? 

[OneMoreFarang]

Woke idiots.

Nuff said.

 

[transam]

Just now, bignok said:

What is English English?

 

Oi that's not in the spirit of the game

Your PC will ask you what English you would like, for correct English spelling purposes , it comes under the United Kingdom English.............????

[amexpat]

11 minutes ago, transam said:

Your PC will ask you what English you would like, for correct English spelling purposes , it comes under the United Kingdom English.............????

Willful ignorance. 

 

[transam]

1 minute ago, amexpat said:

Willful ignorance. 

 

Oh, you're American then, sorry about that.............????

[phetphet]

My English is nowhere near perfect, but what chance do youngsters have nowadays when crap like this is stuffed down their throats.

 

He or she might be bisexual, but surely still classed as a singular person.

Pretty sure a lot of this is attention seeking in these days of social media.

 

Next it will be, "Please call me he on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and she the rest of the week".

 

[KhunLA]

Just now, transam said:

Oh, you're American then, sorry about that.............????

Nothing to be sorry about.  We simply perfectly a perfectly good language, now it's better ... and ...

 

Bob's your Uncle ????

[transam]

Just now, KhunLA said:

Nothing to be sorry about.  We simply perfectly a perfectly good language, now it's better ... and ...

 

Bob's your Uncle ????

Yeah, riiiiiiiiiiight..................????

[VocalNeal]

I can see maybe using them/they for a schizophrenic as potentially there are two people in there.???? But for me they/them is plural. 3rd person singular would be "it" 

 

As an actress do "they" expect two salaries?

Edited August 1, 2023 by VocalNeal

[scorecard]

26 minutes ago, transam said:

I thought that was American English.............????

Texas or Florida English?

[KhunLA]

Just now, phetphet said:

My English is nowhere near perfect, but what chance do youngsters have nowadays when crap like this is stuffed down their throats.

 

He or she might be bisexual, but surely still classed as a singular person.

Pretty sure a lot of this is attention seeking in these days of social media.

 

Next it will be, "Please call me he on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and she the rest of the week".

 

Apparently the auto grammar correct is woke yet. 

 

How do you write a paper using pronouns for and alphabet folks references.  That would be a hard task, and read when presented.

[bignok]

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Nothing to be sorry about.  We simply perfectly a perfectly good language, now it's better ... and ...

 

Bob's your Uncle ????

Mile is a better word than kilometre

[KhunLA]

2 minutes ago, transam said:

Yeah, riiiiiiiiiiight..................????

Yes, correct ????

[bignok]

90% of humans are no good. So yeah give me a road trip to nakhon nowhere. The temples don't talk.

[Jingthing]

24 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Woke idiots.

Nuff said.

 

Define woke.

[Jingthing]

I could care less and wonder why does anyone else. 

People complaining about this when there are so many incredibly serious issues in the world. Crazy.

[bignok]

Just now, Jingthing said:

I could care less and wonder why does anyone else. 

People complaining about this when there are so many incredibly serious issues in the world. Crazy.

The media does

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Define woke.

Crazy pc folk

[Eleftheros]

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Define woke.

People who have been led to the conclusion that everything in the world is simply an expression of power dynamics and that therefore facts, reality, truth and common sense are an annoying irrelevance, and that the concept of "values" is meaningless.

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

I could care less and wonder why does anyone else. 

People complaining about this when there are so many incredibly serious issues in the world. Crazy.

Agree, other things are more important in the world, like the price of beer, or rain, or the next news-blip about an MVA, where nobody was injured.   

 

Unless of course, you just lost your job, means of supporting your family, if some little snowflake gets offended because you used English the were you were taught.

 

Just imagine being an English language teacher, and being forced to use pronouns improperly ... how ironic.  How's that play out in the courtroom ????

 

Google before you reply and state that would never happen.

[KannikaP]

17 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

We simply perfectly a perfectly good language

What a good example! 555