There was some discussion at work about gender neutral language.
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@xocolatli @isaactly_s you may be surprised to learn that using a language is only viable if the intended audience understands that language
@ratsnakegames @isaactly_s Are you implying that only the language with the largest userbase is relevant?
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@DekaBlack @isaactly_s well if you rather be a 'fisherist' or 'fishingyperson' go right ahead, but 'fisherfighter' (or 'fishfighter') is a total win in my books.
@CowMan @DekaBlack @isaactly_s we call them "fishers" in Canada, but this has more interesting energy!
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@CowMan @DekaBlack @isaactly_s we call them "fishers" in Canada, but this has more interesting energy!
@deborahh @CowMan @isaactly_s That's because in canada you know how to deal with fishes
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@isaactly_s Who will be BEST FIGHTER at my wedding?
@helge @isaactly_s That uncle after 3 drinks
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@isaactly_s Honestly, "garbagefighter" sounds pretty awesome. Way better than "garbage collector" or whatever. Anyway, that term's been coopted by the software industry.
@StarkRG @isaactly_s "Pickup artists and garbage men should switch names."
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@deborahh @CowMan @isaactly_s That's because in canada you know how to deal with fishes
@DekaBlack @CowMan @isaactly_s yes, if you are polite to them you don't have to fight them! (I think. Not an expert, just a Canuck
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@ratsnakegames @isaactly_s Are you implying that only the language with the largest userbase is relevant?
@xocolatli @ratsnakegames @isaactly_s and yet you participate in the society, curious!
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@xocolatli @ratsnakegames @isaactly_s and yet you participate in the society, curious!
@virtulis @ratsnakegames @isaactly_s I never claimed to need to speak gender neutrally, but for people who care, there are languages that do not have pervasive gender recognition in their structure ... Surprisingly, many of them aren't fictitious
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@virtulis @ratsnakegames @isaactly_s I never claimed to need to speak gender neutrally, but for people who care, there are languages that do not have pervasive gender recognition in their structure ... Surprisingly, many of them aren't fictitious
@xocolatli @ratsnakegames @isaactly_s and English is very much one of them? Other than the pronouns, which I understand most people in fact prefer to have, and job titles, which are so trivial to fix we're literally in a thread for a meme about it.
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@ratsnakegames @isaactly_s Are you implying that only the language with the largest userbase is relevant?
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@virtulis @ratsnakegames @isaactly_s I never claimed to need to speak gender neutrally, but for people who care, there are languages that do not have pervasive gender recognition in their structure ... Surprisingly, many of them aren't fictitious
@xocolatli @virtulis @isaactly_s ok so you are saying we shouldn't make minor changes to English in order to remove its gendered elements but instead just all learn Algonqian because that is way easier.
Do you not realize how stupid that sounds?
Also, if you do not care about gender neutral speech, just keep out of conversations about it. Nobody likes a concern troll.
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There was some discussion at work about gender neutral language. I told them I always go by this (old) guide.
@isaactly_s I think it should be mailwrangler and garbagewrangler.
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@DekaBlack @CowMan @isaactly_s yes, if you are polite to them you don't have to fight them! (I think. Not an expert, just a Canuck
).@deborahh @CowMan @isaactly_s I see...good method.
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@deborahh @CowMan @isaactly_s I see...good method.
@DekaBlack @CowMan @isaactly_s you'd get a sore throat, though, from all the apologising. 🤭
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@DekaBlack @CowMan @isaactly_s you'd get a sore throat, though, from all the apologising. 🤭
@deborahh @CowMan @isaactly_s That downside is why there's still fishfighters
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@isaactly_s Honestly, "garbagefighter" sounds pretty awesome. Way better than "garbage collector" or whatever. Anyway, that term's been coopted by the software industry.
@StarkRG @isaactly_s, ”bin man” (or “bin fighter”).
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There was some discussion at work about gender neutral language. I told them I always go by this (old) guide.
@isaactly_s@mas.to Man = Fighterlicker or Lickerfighter?
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There was some discussion at work about gender neutral language. I told them I always go by this (old) guide.
@isaactly_s The Australian approach of sticking "-ie" on the end of any job (or indeed sometimes it seems anything resembling a noun) has lots of merits.
However Spokesperson clearly should be cycle wheelwright.
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@xocolatli @ratsnakegames @isaactly_s and English is very much one of them? Other than the pronouns, which I understand most people in fact prefer to have, and job titles, which are so trivial to fix we're literally in a thread for a meme about it.
@virtulis @ratsnakegames @isaactly_s English absolutely isn't gender neutral and never was
By the way, it is also an Indo-European language, like every language in Europe except for Basque, which was of course my point
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There was some discussion at work about gender neutral language. I told them I always go by this (old) guide.
@isaactly_s Steward/Stewardess -> Stewfighter
