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Subject:	Absolute same boat as you. My grammar brain is like "They" is plural.
From:	The_Cat_Did_It
Date:	Wed, 30-Oct-2024 6:13:00 PM PDT
Where:	SoapZone Community Message Board
In topic:	~~~WEEK OF OCTOBER 28 POTPOURRI~~~ posted by Wahoo
In reply to:	I’m having a bit of a problem with respecting people’s pronouns. posted by AmberRedux

And also same on the Southerner who was taught -- no, hammered into my head at a young age -- to say "Sir, Ma'am, Ms/Mrs, Mr." I feel like I'm being rude by not doing so.

The Walt Whitman quote "I contain multitudes" has helped me in thinking of someone as one person but having multitudes inside so they/them represents that.

ETA: I will absolutely respect everyone's pronouns and address them as they prefer. But in cases where I don't know, I find myself falling back into old habits of he or she.

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Thanks for sharing the Whitman quote. That’s a great way to think about it. EOM - AmberRedux - 31-Oct-2024 3:04 AM

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Absolute same boat as you. My grammar brain is like "They" is plural.