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  1. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    Don't get me started on prepositions....
  2. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    Good point, I don't really want it to be more difficult, which is why I don't like all of the grammar rules in German. IMO pronouns don't really make it all that harder. With languages that you're learning as a first language, you're usually good enough to know which one to use. With second...
  3. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    Too bad I'm terrible at languages. :(
  4. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    A pain, yes, but when become good enough at certain languages, I'd call it having a 'sense' of the language, you just know which pronoun to use without looking it up. Usually it's the one that 'sounds' best to you.
  5. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    English has more than necessary, 'he' and 'she' work just fine.
  6. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    I never said I 'wanted' lazy. I mainly meant lazy in the way it was invented. Also, referring to practically everything that isn't alive as 'it' is very boring.
  7. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    I wouldn't describe English as horrible, just lazy.
  8. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    Isn't Spivak generally just they/their/them without the th? It's so much easier just to say... they/them/their/etc.
  9. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    Does anyone ever use 'it'?
  10. Murkrow

    Gender Neutral Pronouns

    I just use 'they'. 'They enjoy running'
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