oh, good point, maybe hiring "them" is a good idea On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 11:42 AM, Forrest Christian (List Account) < li...@packetflux.com> wrote:
> Since 'they' is plural, shouldn't they be expected to do at least twice > the work? > > On Dec 23, 2017 10:08 AM, "Jay Weekley" <par...@cyberbroadband.net> wrote: > >> I agree. As your supervisor I would hear you say "they" and wonder who >> else needs to be in on the task. >> >> ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: >> >>> Let’s say I have a welder that looks like a dude. And I want “him” to >>> do a particular task. Would I say to a supervisor “they need to do this >>> task” rather than “he needs to do this task”. Them clearly will not work. >>> (This is not totally academic, I did have a welder...) Probably should not >>> say have s/he do the task. How do you pronounce that. shuh hee >>> *From:* ch...@wbmfg.com >>> *Sent:* Saturday, December 23, 2017 9:54 AM >>> *To:* af@afmug.com >>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT please splain me sumptin >>> — who identifies as non-binary transgender and prefers the pronouns >>> “they” and “them”— >>> How do you use this in speech? They and them are plural in my mind. >>> >>> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_sou >>> rce=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> Virus-free. >>> www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_sou >>> rce=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient> >>> >>> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>> >> >>
