Machine translations, non-existent QC; problem may vary.What were those weird pronouns for?
"Why don't ask the person directly what they want" "They said they don't need anything in particular", they WHO? It was clearly stated that she was asking Oscar, what's the point of making everything confusing with a nonsensical plural form?
We're talking about Oscar here, right?"they said"
Not really, and also true. But it doesn't need to go that far. Just give him a date."That's perverted."
Machine translations, non-existent QC; problem may vary.
Hi, while it's not a "machine translation", many of the parts were proofread with AI since neither the translator is a native English speaking person, nor we have many proofreaders. Besides the point, thank you for pointing that out. We'll note it down for future chapters.What were those weird pronouns for?
"Why don't ask the person directly what they want" "They said they don't need anything in particular", they WHO? It was clearly stated that she was asking Oscar, what's the point of making everything confusing with a nonsensical plural form?
It always surprises me when people act as if the singular they hasn't been in use since the word itself has been around.What were those weird pronouns for?
"Why don't ask the person directly what they want" "They said they don't need anything in particular", they WHO? It was clearly stated that she was asking Oscar, what's the point of making everything confusing with a nonsensical plural form?
it's true everyone should know about singular "they", but, given the context here, it was really weird to see a "they" pop out of nowhere when it was clear who was behind the pronounIt always surprises me when people act as if the singular they hasn't been in use since the word itself has been around.
Singular "they" has some limited uses, which is definitely not replace the gendered pronoun when the gender is clear.It always surprises me when people act as if the singular they hasn't been in use since the word itself has been around.
They is historically used for singular subjects too. https://www.oed.com/discover/a-brief-history-of-singular-they?tl=trueWhat were those weird pronouns for?
"Why don't ask the person directly what they want" "They said they don't need anything in particular", they WHO? It was clearly stated that she was asking Oscar, what's the point of making everything confusing with a nonsensical plural form?