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Pronoun rule (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by the_artic_one@programming.dev to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] Erika2rsis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago

Potential solutions:

while saying "they", hold up one or two fingers depending on if the word is singular or plural (also possible in emoji: ☝️/✌️)
mutter "singular" or "plural" under your breath before saying "they"
replace plural they with "theys" or "thy'all", à la "yous" or "y'all"
pronounce singular they as /θeɪ/ and plural they as /ðeɪ/

[-] Zyansheep@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Wait, what is the difference in pronunciation for θeɪ vs ðeɪ?

[-] Erika2rsis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

The same difference between "ether" and "either", or "thistle" and "this'll". Voiceless θ, voiced ð.

[-] SpaceAce@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Isn't it the difference between the 'th' sound in they(ð) and through(θ)?

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

or that and thatch.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Oh I LOVE the last one.

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