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Drag didn't do that... (lemmy.nz)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

If you just one for one swap you run into weird grammar.

What do drag want to do?

Is that right or..?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

same with swapping in 'they'! i think most pronouns are singular, only 'they' is plural due to legacy junk, see:

  • what does he want to do?
  • what does drag want to do?
  • what does the cat want to do?
  • what do they want to do?
  • what do the cats want to do?

perhaps we should move towards singular they, eg 'what does they want to do?'

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I mean in the instance of directly addressing the person. If you 1 for 1 swap it sounds weird (what do drag), but if you change "do" to "does" it sounds like you're 3rd personing.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

Perfect (per my understanding)!