Comments on: A note on gender-neutral pronouns http://eroticmadscience.com/2010/02/15/a-note-on-gender-neutral-pronouns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-note-on-gender-neutral-pronouns γένοι᾽ οἷος ἐσσὶ μαθών Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:17:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Revelations In Early Cinema – ErosBlog: The Sex Blog http://eroticmadscience.com/2010/02/15/a-note-on-gender-neutral-pronouns/comment-page-1/#comment-92772 Revelations In Early Cinema – ErosBlog: The Sex Blog Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:20:19 +0000 http://eroticmadscience.com/?p=613#comment-92772 [...] student of erotica gets so much pleasure out of unearthing ver subject’s obscure history, and I’ve just come up with another [...] [...] student of erotica gets so much pleasure out of unearthing ver subject’s obscure history, and I’ve just come up with another [...]

]]> By: Vinnie Tesla http://eroticmadscience.com/2010/02/15/a-note-on-gender-neutral-pronouns/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Vinnie Tesla Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:16:03 +0000 http://eroticmadscience.com/?p=613#comment-22 Why thank you, Doc. In related news, my editor recently told me that she's starting to work on <a href="http://www.circlet.com/?p=798" rel="nofollow">a third-gender anthology</a>, which I thought might be of interest to you. There may possibly be another section from the forthcoming Ontological Engine book in there, but she tells me that she's favoring the futuristic, (plus I haven't actually written it yet) so that's far from guaranteed. Why thank you, Doc.

In related news, my editor recently told me that she’s starting to work on a third-gender anthology, which I thought might be of interest to you. There may possibly be another section from the forthcoming Ontological Engine book in there, but she tells me that she’s favoring the futuristic, (plus I haven’t actually written it yet) so that’s far from guaranteed.

]]> By: Dr. Faustus http://eroticmadscience.com/2010/02/15/a-note-on-gender-neutral-pronouns/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Dr. Faustus Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:55:19 +0000 http://eroticmadscience.com/?p=613#comment-18 Duly noted. Good to see you here, by the way! Duly noted.

Good to see you here, by the way!

]]> By: Vinnie Tesla http://eroticmadscience.com/2010/02/15/a-note-on-gender-neutral-pronouns/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Vinnie Tesla Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:43:55 +0000 http://eroticmadscience.com/?p=613#comment-17 I am a reluctant convert to the singular "they." It does lack a certain elegance, and linguistic conservatives hate it. However <strike>they're just a bunch of grouchy old stodgypantses</strike>sometimes the right tool for the job isn't the beautiful one you have to build from scratch, but the kinda grimy one you already have in your toolbox. I am a reluctant convert to the singular “they.” It does lack a certain elegance, and linguistic conservatives hate it. However they’re just a bunch of grouchy old stodgypantsessometimes the right tool for the job isn’t the beautiful one you have to build from scratch, but the kinda grimy one you already have in your toolbox.

]]> By: Dr. Faustus http://eroticmadscience.com/2010/02/15/a-note-on-gender-neutral-pronouns/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Dr. Faustus Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:18:57 +0000 http://eroticmadscience.com/?p=613#comment-15 I see your point here; the pronoun aesthetics strike me as a YMMV situation (though <em>ve</em> did seem to work reasonably well in <em>Diaspora</em>). To be sure, if I were to <em>that</em> worried about offense I probably wouldn't be running this site. :-) I see your point here; the pronoun aesthetics strike me as a YMMV situation (though ve did seem to work reasonably well in Diaspora).

To be sure, if I were to that worried about offense I probably wouldn’t be running this site. :-)

]]> By: Bret B http://eroticmadscience.com/2010/02/15/a-note-on-gender-neutral-pronouns/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Bret B Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:46:24 +0000 http://eroticmadscience.com/?p=613#comment-13 I've always liked "it" as a third-person neutral, though I can see why it might rub some people the wrong way. The benefits, however, I see are that it's already an English term, and we don't have to reinvent the wheel. The offense it may give, isn't an adequate objection: see Mill on offense. In addition, I've always like -tron as a suffix for occupations. Instead of waiter or waitress, we can say: waitron. Neat! I’ve always liked “it” as a third-person neutral, though I can see why it might rub some people the wrong way.

The benefits, however, I see are that it’s already an English term, and we don’t have to reinvent the wheel. The offense it may give, isn’t an adequate objection: see Mill on offense.

In addition, I’ve always like -tron as a suffix for occupations. Instead of waiter or waitress, we can say: waitron. Neat!

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