• emizeko [they/them]
        ·
        8 months ago

        it wasn't broken tbh, I should have worked my comment into an actual joke

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
          hexagon
          ·
          edit-2
          8 months ago

          Shame on you young they. Do two - no three - laps around the gym.

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          I made an attempt at the plural form of "young man" or "young lady". "They" is bad grammar but "you young them" is a mouthful.

          Edit - problem solved.

            • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
              hexagon
              ·
              8 months ago

              That'll work. And I'll do what I almost never do - use a emoji for tone.

              "Shame on you youngster" as only text makes me sound like a unironic boomer.

              • AernaLingus [any]
                ·
                8 months ago

                Other options include "young one" if you want to feel like a wise and ancient tree or "youngling" if you want to feel like a Jedi