Gender Neutral Pronouns: They're Here, Get Used To Them
What it is
Tom Scott argues that grammatical gender is a silly concept and that the singular 'they' is an established gender-neutral pronoun. The description carries later corrections and reflections he added in 2019.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters link it as a short, friendly explanation of singular they and grammatical gender in discussions of pronoun usage.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2013, last 2015
What HN commenters said
“Gender neutral pronouns: they're here to stay[1].”
Singular they is established gender-neutral usage.
tehwalrus, 2013-07 · Recommendation · in “Reminding Starbucks that Beautiful Code Should Make Beautiful Language”
“Tom Scott has a great video on grammatical gender that is worth a watch”
Tom Scott on grammatical gender.
mdisraeli, 2013-12 · Recommendation · in “The Power of a Pronoun”
“I just thought these two Tom Scott clips were fun and relevant to these grammar issues.”
Problems with gendered pronouns and singular they.
pdkl95, 2015-08 · Recommendation · in “How to Fold a Julia Fractal”
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Topics: singular they, linguistics, grammar, tom scott, pronouns
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