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22638925 No.22638925 [Reply] [Original]

My editor’s making me use the pronoun “she” instead of “they” for nongendered hypothetical examples of a person doing stuff. I cannot conceive of anything more stupid.

>> No.22638935

>>22638925
Can you fire the bitch?
Ask her about using "one" instead.

>> No.22639036

Editor is an employee of the writer and can not make the writer do anything unless you write shit tier fad following genre schlock and are a contract writer or an employee of the publisher, etc and if you are who cares just do your job and move on.

This reeks of larp.

>> No.22639040

>>22638925
>>22639036
this is frequently done in philosophy

>> No.22639056

>>22639040
If you are writing academic shit then you follow the required style guide to the letter or you don't get published. Editor is not forcing anything, just knows the requirements of the journal or publisher and knows if you stray from the style guide too often it won't get published.

Even if this were OPs case still reeks of larp, can't imagine anyone getting to the point of publishing academic works but not understanding the purpose of style guides.

>> No.22639070

>>22639056
when the style guides suggestions are crap, you should disregard them.

>> No.22639087

>>22638925

>Select Replace or press Ctrl + H. ...
> In the Find what box, type 'they'
> Select 'Replace all' to replace all instances with 'she'

Fuck that was hard

>> No.22639091

>>22639087
I don’t want to do it because it looks ghey

>> No.22639130

>>22639091
try accusing them of being discriminatory against LGBTXYZ41%++ folx then.

>> No.22639162

>>22639070
You are either still in high-school or stupid, possibly both.

>> No.22639180

based

>> No.22639224

>I pull down my pants and drop a steaming pile
>I walk merrily away

>> No.22639361

>>22638925
Use "it."

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22639434

>>22638925
america is a matriarchy confirmed

>> No.22639457

>>22638925
Are you using singular they? Cringe

>> No.22640011

>>22639040
> this is frequently done in philosophy
I’ve only seen this happening in the United States. And since English speakers are genetically unable to do philosophy:
>this is never done in philosophy
Ftfy

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>>22639162
was it hard for you read through the style guides as an ESL?

>> No.22640027

>>22639087
She're gay

>> No.22640028

>>22638925
Not being able to conceive of anything more stupid than using a gendered pronoun for hypothetical persons is more stupid. There, I helped you out of your intellectual rut. Pay it forward.