• Soup@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    So, singular “you” also has this “plural grammar” you mention and we don’t say “thou” anymore. So what’s your point, then?

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      18 hours ago

      That was my point.

      You said find a plural for “you”.

      I said that “you” is already a plural.

      That’s it, there’s nothing deeper.

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        18 hours ago

        Ok, then demand we bring “thou” back with the same fervor. Maybe I’m missing that crusade in your life but if you’re gunna go around acting like “they” is difficult I would expect equal frustration with “you”, no?

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          18 hours ago

          I don’t recall ever suggesting that “they” is difficult. I have in the past used analogy to “you” to help people get comfortable using “they”.

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            18 hours ago

            You said it takes mental effort and I’m on a bit of a crusade. Fine, fair enough, but you did bring up unnecessary friction and shit like that is often used as an excuse to not try as hard or excuse people that don’t want to try at all(though yes, you do try).