based on #12680 but some reductions: some cases were already changed by vim/vim (just according to keikaku) focus on direct mention of the user which was the major concern.
So it may mean one or few people. That doesn’t make language more precise. Language should be precises as much as possible to avoid confusion or misleading.
I’ve used they as a gender neutral for years now, and have heard a lot of other people use it. I’ve not experienced any issues with confusing it with referring to multiple people, there is always enough context to tell the difference.
I also speak Chinese, which has quite loose grammar rules, way more words that sound the same but have different meanings, and in general leaves much more to context than English, and Chinese people can still convey complex information just as well, so having a dual meaning word won’t be the language disaster that you’re making it out to be.
I guess it won’t :) Especially if it is in use for long time already. I guess then I have never noticed it. Maybe now because author pointed it out it sounded weird/alien to me? But if it is normal, then why post about it? Maybe it is not my jam. You found the changes easier/same to read?
I’m not really good with languages. I always wanted to learn Korean as the country as a whole seems nice, and their alphabet is based on matrix which is really cool :D Btw. so you are english native and learned chinese? I guess one way or another difficulty is similar. How long and with what amount of work you became able to do stuff like small talk?
Can I go off topic? I guess there is many explanations for my question, and it is off topic so if you don’t reply I won’t mind. But if you do there is a question:
If you were born and are living in Canada, I assume you were rised there also. I also assume that your parents first language is chinese so the language part for me is clear. But you consider yourself chinese. Why not canadian as it seems to be your home?
This question maybe pointless, but I’m always eager to hear about another person perspective/experiences and I find your statement here interesting ^^
I’ve used they as a gender neutral for years now, and have heard a lot of other people use it. I’ve not experienced any issues with confusing it with referring to multiple people, there is always enough context to tell the difference.
I also speak Chinese, which has quite loose grammar rules, way more words that sound the same but have different meanings, and in general leaves much more to context than English, and Chinese people can still convey complex information just as well, so having a dual meaning word won’t be the language disaster that you’re making it out to be.
I guess it won’t :) Especially if it is in use for long time already. I guess then I have never noticed it. Maybe now because author pointed it out it sounded weird/alien to me? But if it is normal, then why post about it? Maybe it is not my jam. You found the changes easier/same to read?
I’m not really good with languages. I always wanted to learn Korean as the country as a whole seems nice, and their alphabet is based on matrix which is really cool :D Btw. so you are english native and learned chinese? I guess one way or another difficulty is similar. How long and with what amount of work you became able to do stuff like small talk?
No, I’m Chinese born living in Canada. Chinese is my first language.
Can I go off topic? I guess there is many explanations for my question, and it is off topic so if you don’t reply I won’t mind. But if you do there is a question:
If you were born and are living in Canada, I assume you were rised there also. I also assume that your parents first language is chinese so the language part for me is clear. But you consider yourself chinese. Why not canadian as it seems to be your home?
This question maybe pointless, but I’m always eager to hear about another person perspective/experiences and I find your statement here interesting ^^