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Pronoun rule (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

or that and thatch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh I LOVE the last one.