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What Grammar Never Prepared Us ForLoading...
Haven Reicin
What grammar never prepared us for. Grammar never prepared us for people who are non-binary and whose pronouns were they and them. Grammar tells us that it would be they are but since it is a singular person wouldn't it be they is? If there is no rule for those pronouns shouldn't people create one or does it stay the same and stay plural?
Why is grammar so hard? Why doesn't grammar account for most things if it's supposed to allow others to understand what you're saying shouldn't it account for people who have their pronouns they/them? Why hasn't the world accounted for people whose pronouns are they/them I mean technically they are a way of identifying someone? If someone doesn't come up with a rule or tell me the grammar that works with it I'll just make one up it's going to be when you're talking about as soon as a person and a pronoun is they, and that person is singular then you'll be using the word in the singular. Now I'm wondering how many other pronouns don't have grammar to go with them or how many pronouns do we not know about? How long will it take me to actually look up the proper grammar for that? (it honestly could take years.)
So I finally did look it up (took a lot longer than it should of) and it said to use the pronouns in the plural but to me, it makes no sense. I asked my friend and they agreed with me because we are only talking about one person. I continued to ask people in my contacts because I have a dying social life and it’s quarantine. If they answered it was ‘I have no idea’ or ‘Hello how you doing' and the occasional ‘I agree with you’ so the options ranged from I agree or just not answering. If you are wondering the ones who didn’t answer at all never answered. What should be the answer?
Why is grammar so hard? Why doesn't grammar account for most things if it's supposed to allow others to understand what you're saying shouldn't it account for people who have their pronouns they/them? Why hasn't the world accounted for people whose pronouns are they/them I mean technically they are a way of identifying someone? If someone doesn't come up with a rule or tell me the grammar that works with it I'll just make one up it's going to be when you're talking about as soon as a person and a pronoun is they, and that person is singular then you'll be using the word in the singular. Now I'm wondering how many other pronouns don't have grammar to go with them or how many pronouns do we not know about? How long will it take me to actually look up the proper grammar for that? (it honestly could take years.)
So I finally did look it up (took a lot longer than it should of) and it said to use the pronouns in the plural but to me, it makes no sense. I asked my friend and they agreed with me because we are only talking about one person. I continued to ask people in my contacts because I have a dying social life and it’s quarantine. If they answered it was ‘I have no idea’ or ‘Hello how you doing' and the occasional ‘I agree with you’ so the options ranged from I agree or just not answering. If you are wondering the ones who didn’t answer at all never answered. What should be the answer?