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Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC



On 2019-12-12 10:22, Gerardo Ballabio wrote:
And indeed, in the last decades, redefining language has been a major
part of the political debate at large, with every group trying to
"hijack words for their own ends".
[...]
So when I refuse ... to abuse the
English language by calling an individual "they"

I don't have anything to add to Steve's response to the rest of your mail, but if you insist on flogging this particular expired equine then you should be aware that you're approximately six centuries too late to stop the use of singular they being acceptable in English.

Regards,

Adam


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