• Zahille7@lemmy.world
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    Why isn’t it just common practice to just use “they” instead the entirely cumbersome “he/her”?

    Like it’s just so much easier to type out and say, and it’s just better to use regardless.

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      The fun part is that you’ll have people complaining about it either way!

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      Not only is it more readable and aesthetically-pleasing, singular “they” is more inclusive of people outside the gender binary!

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      Love how the top comment doesn’t even answer the question. But TIL, I guess. If I had known this option existed, I probably would have used it. I’m going to play the “not a native english speaker”-card on this one.

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        It doesn’t though. They has been used for singular without knowing the gender for a long time.

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        My friend forgot their umbrella at the office.

        They nervously answered the phone.

        They’re a lazy motherfucker.

        I gave my friend a hug and wished them a speedy recovery.

        Any of those sound unusual, or like they’re referring to more than one person?

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        I was taught this very aggressively in school, but it turns out that it’s just not true and there’s a long history of singular they.

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    None!

    There should be no guilty pleasures in music. Especially dating. It’s much more attractive to have a wide range of tastes and be comfortable with what you like.

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      If I have to hate a reasonably decent pop rock band to earn points I shouldn’t even be on the date.

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        I don’t have a baseline when it comes to pop songs. Also, I have never been on a date anyways. So, it’s all good.

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      I’m personally not a fan of most of their albums, but I have to say that put on a great live show. They started as a cover band and last I saw them, they did a bunch of covers of 70-80s rock, all of which were very well done.

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    Doesn’t exist. I tell them what I like. If they can’t handle the truth then it wouldn’t work anyway.

    I also don’t have guilty pleasures. I enjoy things.

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    So I put my hands up. They’re playin’ my song, the butterflies fly away. I’m noddin’ my head like, yeah. Movin’ my hips like, yeah. I got my hands up, they’re playin’ my song. They know I’m gonna be okay. Yeah, it’s a party in the U.S.A. Yeah, it’s a party in the U.S.A.

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    My workout playlist consists of anime openings and Power Metal. I don’t watch anime nor play D&D, but I like the fast-paced and fantasy/superhero style.

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        hes just one of those guys that gives a solid live performance. he sounds exactly like the albums, not a lot of extra bullshit… mostly him and the piano.

        similar with weird al… my hands down favorite live artist.

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    I have a philosophy to always expose my craziest parts cuz if they dont like them it eventually wont work anyway so id play cupcakke x mario kart remixes for them

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      I appreciate this and will do the same. 10 hours of They’re Taking the Hobbits to Isengard. Anyone who can make it at least 3 hours and is singing along instead of stabbing me is a go for date two.

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    It’s your first date and she/he asks what type of music you like. What’s the guilty pleasure you won’t tell her/him about?

    I love music and hate but being myself (AuADHD weeeee) so, they’re going to hear an honest answer. If they’re not down with my love of folk punk and what I classify as “shitty punk rock” (you just the kind - overly-compressed, terribly mixed, played by people who barely know how to tune a guitar), well, that’s fair enough. Same as if they aren’t up for my, AuADHD - neurodivergence can be a bit to handle.