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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? (programming.dev)
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[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 58 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (4 children)

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.

[–] Tyoda@lemm.ee 31 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 weeks ago

Yea, but the people who complain about "they" are assholes so we can safely ignore them.

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 weeks ago

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

[–] faultypidgeon@programming.dev 6 points 4 weeks ago

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.