Poodle wisdom

Originally posted by Nordlys
I was speaking in general. Xe/xyr/xym are gender-neutral pronouns. Very handy, both when talking about an intersexed person and when talking in general.

Originally posted by adramforall
So why did you say it was a copy and paste?

Originally posted by Nordlys
Because I was suspicious and googled it.

Originally posted by Mathurine
Talking or writing?

Is there an “intersexed” person in this thread? If so, how exciting! As a “lipstick lesbian“, I should be delighted to have a game of chess with them… er… [b]xyr.

There is, as you are well aware, no such thing as a gender-neutral pronoun in English; let’s not pretend otherwise. Please.
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Originally posted by Nordlys
Mostly writing, but of course it can be used when talking, too. As far as I know, there is no intersexed person in this thread. As I said, I was speaking in general, not about a specific person, so neither "he" nor "she" would have worked well. I learned these pronouns on a mailing list the owner of which is intersexed. There are no official gender-neutral p ...[text shortened]... ntersexed people use the same, but as these are the ones I learned first, I stick with them.

I appreciate it when a person takes the time to copy & paste something they thought was interesting. It's called 'sharing knowledge' - even if it's a joke. Sharing ideas is what the internet is all about.

Thanks mokko. 😉

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acknowledging sources is a good start. Let's all do it.

Originally posted by arrakis
I appreciate it when a person takes the time to copy & paste something they thought was interesting. It's called 'sharing knowledge' - even if it's a joke. Sharing ideas is what the internet is all about.

Thanks mokko. 😉

Originally posted by mokko
Mokko has left the building 😵

Originally posted by Mathurine
let's hope not.

Originally posted by mokko
Can someone please point me towards the exit. I seem to have gotten lost 😞

Originally posted by Mathurine
Number 1 fan,

among the strange creatures here, it is difficult to know exactly how lost one is...

Go gently...

M xxx

Originally posted by mokko
And always keep your stick on the ice 😀

Originally posted by Mathurine
Talking or writing?

Is there an “intersexed” person in this thread? If so, how exciting! As a “lipstick lesbian“, I should be delighted to have a game of chess with them… er… [b]xyr.

There is, as you are well aware, no such thing as a gender-neutral pronoun in English; let’s not pretend otherwise. Please.
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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
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