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Why don't we use 2nd person pronouns like "you" or "y'all" for gender identification here? (hexbear.net)
submitted 1 year ago by Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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And to an extension "we; ours"

/s

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[–] idkmybffjoeysteel@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Is there a gender specific alternative?

Hey, you

with feminine emphasis

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uh okey, we alright, man?

[–] idkmybffjoeysteel@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

edited my comment to sound less crazy

[–] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

My conlang genders its pronouns in all three grammatical persons, incidentally.

There are first and second person neopronouns in English but they aren't very common at all. I think if we ever get a user who goes by those pronouns, thon can talk to the admins about it.