Comment Re:Not a linguist, but... (Score 1) 626
No because 'they' is plural those leading to more ambiguity. If you want a neuter third person use 'It' as it is the neuter second person in English.
Is "you" singular or plural?
No because 'they' is plural those leading to more ambiguity. If you want a neuter third person use 'It' as it is the neuter second person in English.
Is "you" singular or plural?
I would argue that the fact that we have homophones in the first place is a bad thing. Ideally: One sound, one spelling, one meaning (except possibly allowing for metaphorical meanings derived from that).
You do realize that by doing so you would kill the pun, thus depriving many people of the only humor they understand.
You're drone
Sorry, I meant 'Your drone' not 'You are drone' Not enough time between compiles these days to check things.
My job is a lot more difficult than raising my daughter is (although not a more important job than being a dad).
You haven't been through the teen years yet I take it.
A LISP programmer knows the value of everything, but the cost of nothing. -- Alan Perlis