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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I use to call to females woman

[–] Madison420 0 points 5 months ago (60 children)

I write it females because I don't like the look of the word woman, it's not a sexist thing it just never looks right to me and I always worry I did it wrong.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (13 children)

Image of the introductory coursework for people wanting to learn English.

It's crazy how the eldritch amalgamation that is the English language can have zero rules, yet a dozen unwritten ones of what you can and can't say. Good luck threading the needle if you aren't up to date with the latest cultural evolution in America. Add on top that the kids keep inventing sentences worth of new acronyms.

I get what group of people the article is poking fun at, one of them is on proud display in the comment section. Though I still feel people should have a better understanding that as the Internet's lingua franca you'll encounter people from a wide range of backgrounds, and their grasp of the language and culture will vary.

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