AOCapitulator [they/them, she/her] to transenby_liberation • 2 years agoHelp! How does grammar work! if someone is hurt you might say "he was hurt" but if they were nonbinary, would you say "they was hurt" or "they were hurt"message-squaremessage-square17 fedilinkarrow-up112file-text
arrow-up112message-squareHelp! How does grammar work! if someone is hurt you might say "he was hurt" but if they were nonbinary, would you say "they was hurt" or "they were hurt"AOCapitulator [they/them, she/her] to transenby_liberation • 2 years agomessage-square17 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareChump [he/him]hexbear5·2 years agoData is plural, so what's the issue? It's more an issue of data and datum becoming muddied together. Grammar is dumb, don't obey the rules if the rules are dumb. But do keep being intelligible to those with whom you communicate link
minus-squareAOCapitulator [they/them, she/her]hexagonhexbear3·2 years agoOh grammar is definitely dumb, but also, seemed like kind of a fun question link
minus-squareChump [he/him]hexbear3·2 years agoIf this is fun for you, check out "Tense, Present" by David Foster Wallace. Ultra, turbo nerd shit specifically about grammar link
Data is plural, so what's the issue? It's more an issue of data and datum becoming muddied together. Grammar is dumb, don't obey the rules if the rules are dumb. But do keep being intelligible to those with whom you communicate
Oh grammar is definitely dumb, but also, seemed like kind of a fun question
If this is fun for you, check out "Tense, Present" by David Foster Wallace. Ultra, turbo nerd shit specifically about grammar