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Subject: Grammar Nerd parodists alert - this just in :-)
Written By: K1chyd on 08/30/15 at 1:50 am
Someone still around doing those parodies? As i foreigner I used to check most of them out if I had the time.
Now (what i thought was) a european "rule" is apparently coming to the states.
http://qz.com/490849/a-big-university-recommends-using-pronouns-like-xe-and-ze-to-replace-he-and-she/
That's not your stick? Then, on a darker side note, you can soon stroll over to the sith side of town in Iceland's capital:
http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2015/08/27/reykjavik_now_has_darth_vader_street/
http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/reykjavik-names-a-street-after-darth-vader-star-wars
// Peter
Subject: Re: Grammar Nerd parodists alert - this just in :-)
Written By: ThaConqueror on 08/30/15 at 2:33 am
Just read the article. It's not a "grammar rule" in the slightest, it's just allowing people to use more gender-neutral pronouns if that's what they prefer. Right at the end it even says "the administration clarified that the guidelines are not considered compulsory, but a guide for inclusive practices". So yeah, not a grammar nerd problem, just a call for more progressive, inclusive language.
Subject: Re: Grammar Nerd parodists alert - this just in :-)
Written By: K1chyd on 08/30/15 at 4:49 am
Just read the article. It's not a "grammar rule" in the slightest, it's just allowing people to use more gender-neutral pronouns if that's what they prefer. Right at the end it even says "the administration clarified that the guidelines are not considered compulsory, but a guide for inclusive practices". So yeah, not a grammar nerd problem, just a call for more progressive, inclusive language.
I stand corrected! Not a rule - consider that a grammar mistake on my part! :-[