• @TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    according to English grammatical rules it’s a perfectly valid method of referring to a singular person

    show me ONE fucking example prior to 2000 of people using “it” for persons without it being dehumanizing

    singular “they” has fulfilled this function for at least 500 years. “it” has never been a pronoun for humans, until it recently saw use as a neo-pronoun.

    there is no grammar rulebook. grammar is usage. you are claiming that it’s been used like that. you’re wrong.