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/lit/, please settle an argument 2017-07-31 07:26:59 Post No. 9832007
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Is it...
"They send an email to themself"
or
"They send an email to themselves"
if the "they" is a single person.
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>>9832007
They send an emaille to they're own mail address.
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>>9832012
this2bqhwy
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>if the "they" is a single person.
it's neolanguage so you can just choose whatever will rustle more jimmies
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Hmm......
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he or she sends an email to his or herself
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>>9832099
ding ding ding
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>>9832121
Fucking prescriptionist
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>>9832007
it doesn't matter as long as the message is gotted
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Mufuckas be emailing theyself n shit
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>>9832007
'Dey send a email to theyselfs', nigga.
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>>9832099
Let's say I'm talking about a user of the email system -- the writer doesn't know if it's a he or a she and wants it to be generic.
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>>9832188
Just assume that he is male. It is how things work.
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It puts the email in the basket or else it gets the hose.
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>>9832188
Use whatever pronouns match your own gender.
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>>9832188
Like another Anon says, it's neolanguage and uncharted territory. Do whatever you want and the more you promote it the likelier it will become standard. I prefer themself if they is operating as a singular subject since -self/-selves are reflexive of the subject.
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>>9832244
Singular they isn't "neolanguage" in the least and this particular question isn't "uncharted territory" either. Just don't answer the question if you have no idea what you're talking about.
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Which sounds more correct: "Tell the next poster that they should kill themself" or "Tell the next poster that they should kill themselves"?
I think the answer should be obvious.
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>>9832258
It's nonstandard English with no defined answer grammatically? How about that?
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>>9832270
There is a defined answer in several usage dictionaries and it is to use "themselves".
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>>9832272
>t. perscriptivist
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In all honesty, second-person is probably ideal here.
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>>9832007
"They sent an email to themselves."
If it's present tense then say, "they are sending an email to themselves."
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