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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:12 PM Original message |
Obama's Vice President a 'He?' |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. BO has to say "he" since there's no gender-neutral pronoun to use. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. um |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Like this? |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 07:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
43. "that person" works in this sentence. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. They. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:23 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. I hate when the plural "they" is used as a pronoun for a single person. nt |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Singular "they" beats that (s)he he/she he or she shit. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. There is no singular "they." People that use it that way are using it incorrectly. |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Singular "they" is not just a good idea, it's the LAW. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Holy crap, I'm getting old. God forbid the text is rewritten |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:04 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. lol, you're right about it, I just had to find some wacky link. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. I understand. I probably do, too, sometimes, but I still hate it. |
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demokatgurrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 08:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
48. TOO funny. But that's in Canada |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 04:50 AM Response to Reply #13 |
41. Well, using singular 'you' is also historically incorrect |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #41 |
52. You make a good point. |
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sourmilk (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 08:53 AM Response to Reply #13 |
51. It's been common usage since the 14th century, however. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
56. They've been using it that way for 600+ years. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Singular "they" doesn't beat anything...it's wrong |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. Check out the link on post #17. nt |
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Jack Rabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Shit? |
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AllHereTruth (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 12:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
32. I hate reading an eloquent article, enjoying every sentence, then all of a sudden "(s)he" is thrown |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 04:48 AM Response to Reply #12 |
40. Agreed! |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. He, She, and Pe. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. You betcha. nt |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Pe just sounds odd to me... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 09:17 AM Response to Reply #28 |
53. I'll bet Barack sounded odd at first until you got used to it. Now it sounds very normal. nt |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 12:39 AM Response to Reply #10 |
36. I'm terribly sorry, but that's just never going to come into common use |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 09:18 AM Response to Reply #36 |
54. Of course, it won't. I don't even use it. I just WANT to use it. It can even |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 08:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
49. Should the plural of "pe" be "pee-pee"? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #49 |
55. No. They. Silly Willy. But it should really be Pez. nt |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's time to announce it. Because these speculation articles are getting thiiiiiiiin! n/t |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 07:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
44. Naw, better to keep the Lamestream Media reporting on it another day or three. |
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peoli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. how about 'my peeps' |
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wisteria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. I know it isn't likely, but Senator Kerry matches the criteria extremely well. n/t |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. He'd be perfect. nt |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. Opposite of Cheney. Gotta be Kucinich! |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:11 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. Oh, don't make me dare hope. nt |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 07:04 AM Response to Reply #25 |
45. I'd be grinning ear-to-ear if Obama had the balls to do that... |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. THAT'S MEAN |
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The Hope Mobile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 12:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
34. Feingold would fit well too |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 01:34 AM Response to Reply #18 |
39. Mine too! Lol. |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. Kucinich would be a lifesaver eom |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Well, he is a HE. |
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YvonneCa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 12:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
35. Sure... |
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iconicgnom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. I hate having to struggle over a neutral pronoun. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. I still like when people refer to a baby as "it." nt |
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davidnc76 (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
29. Count Kaine and Bayh out |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
30. see michael moore wants caroline kennedy - I like that idea a lot n/t |
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Spiffarino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-19-08 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
31. He started by referring to Cheney |
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Mind_your_head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
33. Oh, pick Hillary! |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
37. Clark. Bank on it. |
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knixphan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 12:49 AM Response to Original message |
38. Still say Biden |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 05:53 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. so does NPR, CNN and all the others... even after Biden said "I'm not the guy". |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 07:13 AM Response to Reply #38 |
47. Been saying Biden for a long time |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
46. Pity that poor soul that uploaded all those Sebelius videos this AM |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
50. As long as he mentioned Dick and energy, wish he had mentioned Halliburton. |
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nsd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
57. I find something else Obama said more interesting. |
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Guy Whitey Corngood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-20-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
58. We can also deduce by the "opposite comment" that he'll be skinny and human. n/t |
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