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Pinga said:
I guess I wasn't explicit enough in my post.

Of course, we can't delete them. They are there, and represent thoughts of others. They represent the hate that people bump iinto.
I hope the positive responses you get outweigh the other posts.
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Thank you Pinga .....
For me it is not a matter of whether the positive outweighs the negative. My hope is that my posts illuminate a facet of human existence and help some understand more than they did before. As time goes on for the most part the negative posts are not as harsh as they were before. That alone is progress and I am quite happy with that
 
RitaTG said:
An update on how I am doing...
The strain of public life, speaking, and responsibilities has taken its toll mentally.
I have been placed on an indefinite medical leave from my duties with TgInnerselves. Also I have resigned from the board for SACY, the youth service organization I am so very fond of. The decision making process was too hard on me.
So much of my life as myself (Rita) has been the public persona with very little time for the ordinary everyday private me. Now it is time to explore and develop the private me. Stepping back from public life gives me the room to experience that and grow. The change of focus is a breath of fresh air and I am finding such wonder in the small, mundane, and ordinary.
Also... I now have a gentleman friend that I have grown very fond of. This is a lot to process as I am now the woman in the relationship. This is all so very new to me and quite a challenge emotionally.
I am so very much enjoying the shift of focus from public to private and I offer to you an opportunity to follow along. Just ask your questions. I will answer as appropriate. Thank you all for your support.
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Tis indeed a tough job when there is so much the normal principalities can't see or digest properly !

There are alternate lives out there ... regardless of the norm's restrictions ... there is a dynamic for diversity! Forget my Q ... or the source ...
 
The question is extended ... to ... what am I?

I am what I am ... the ambiguous god of Yo Semite ... no as appears but opposed but doesn't look that way ... so as followers ... we remain b' aum Eire ... when things befall we say OSH-ite ("-ite" meaning alloyed)! Thus the trans between material and insubstantial thoughts ... touché? Tout-chi and prepare for fire ... accretionary flames? Impact of time and seasoning ...
 
Mrs.Anteater said:
Well, it's not unlikely that something like this could happen. Reminds me of the extremes of anti-authoritarian parenting. Didn't do those kids any good to have no parental guidelines.
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I guess I was reacting to the first baby thing. I've gone back and read the article with a fresh brain. Others have tried to raise their children "genderless", it's not new. The "u" on the birth certificate is maybe. I agree that children need guidelines. It will be interesting to see how this proceeds.
 
Babylon Bee is the Christian answer to The Onion so his adding the note that it is from The Bee is a bit of a comment. Agree with you in principle, though, @Mrs.Anteater and it's actually a board rule on rpg.net (you must include commentary with any links you post).
 
Would give you a "like" if I could on this one, Rita. Citing a satirical article on a serious thread which I think at times must have been difficult for you to continue participating in seems somehow disrespectful to both you and the subject matter.
 
I have one question about grammar when using "they" to designate a single person. How should the verb be formed? Like the 3rd person singular (which it represents) or like the 3rd person plural (which is the traditional use of "they"?

So, for example, we say: He is, He has, he eats.
When we use the neutral "they" either to designate either a non-gender-specific person or a random person, should it be: They are, Hey have and they eat (i.e. no "s") because that's the way a verb with "they" is usually formed?
 
mgagnonlv said:
I have one question about grammar when using "they" to designate a single person. How should the verb be formed? Like the 3rd person singular (which it represents) or like the 3rd person plural (which is the traditional use of "they"?

So, for example, we say: He is, He has, he eats.
When we use the neutral "they" either to designate either a non-gender-specific person or a random person, should it be: They are, Hey have and they eat (i.e. no "s") because that's the way a verb with "they" is usually formed?
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Since it's the singular they, use the singular verb.
 
mgagnonlv said:
I have one question about grammar when using "they" to designate a single person. How should the verb be formed? Like the 3rd person singular (which it represents) or like the 3rd person plural (which is the traditional use of "they"?

So, for example, we say: He is, He has, he eats.
When we use the neutral "they" either to designate either a non-gender-specific person or a random person, should it be: They are, Hey have and they eat (i.e. no "s") because that's the way a verb with "they" is usually formed?
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I've wondered about that myself. It seems natural to use the verb for the plural - 'they are', rather than 'they is', even if you are referring to a single person.
 
mgagnonlv said:
I have one question about grammar when using "they" to designate a single person. How should the verb be formed? Like the 3rd person singular (which it represents) or like the 3rd person plural (which is the traditional use of "they"?

So, for example, we say: He is, He has, he eats.
When we use the neutral "they" either to designate either a non-gender-specific person or a random person, should it be: They are, Hey have and they eat (i.e. no "s") because that's the way a verb with "they" is usually formed?
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Sorry, I realize I gave the wrong answer earlier. You actually use the plural noun. For example...

Use this...

"A bank employee is a member of our church. They are very good at financial stuff. They like to do bookkeeping. They help the pastor make the annual budget."

Not this...

"A bank employee is a member of our church. They is very good at financial stuff. They likes to do bookkeeping. They helps the pastor make the annual budget."

The latter just sounds silly.
 
Seeler said:
I've wondered about that myself. It seems natural to use the verb for the plural - 'they are', rather than 'they is', even if you are referring to a single person.
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Agreed. I use this in my writing at times and stick with "are". "They is" just sounds wrong. And we do it with the 2nd person already. "You" is always followed by "are" whether singular or plural.
 
mgagnonlv said:
I have one question about grammar when using "they" to designate a single person. How should the verb be formed? Like the 3rd person singular (which it represents) or like the 3rd person plural (which is the traditional use of "they"?

So, for example, we say: He is, He has, he eats.
When we use the neutral "they" either to designate either a non-gender-specific person or a random person, should it be: They are, Hey have and they eat (i.e. no "s") because that's the way a verb with "they" is usually formed?
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This is an evolving language issue.
Whether they is used as a plural form or singular really doesn't matter.
In a few years we will have much better language
 
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