@Noflaps said in #10:
But again, if you do have to pick a definition, the definition you use if that word influences the hit and miss rate.
If you use the one I use, you only have 1 in 2 chances. 50% of being incorrect.
If you use the other one, you have 1 into infinite (as the claim is that there are infinite genders, hence, infinite pronouns).
So, when you pick the definition, it influences the chances of being correct or incorrect. The first one is the better option.
And since most people is not the language police, 75% of the times or more you will be using the correct pronouns. its just matter if you use the correct one of the 2.
If you happen to be talking with the other minority, the pronoun you use will be wrong anyways.
Its a lose-lose situation if you use the second definition. The first one is the best chance you have to mitigate the problem. But again, you do have to pick which definition you use first. It influences the options that you have at your disposal.
But again, if you do have to pick a definition, the definition you use if that word influences the hit and miss rate.
If you use the one I use, you only have 1 in 2 chances. 50% of being incorrect.
If you use the other one, you have 1 into infinite (as the claim is that there are infinite genders, hence, infinite pronouns).
So, when you pick the definition, it influences the chances of being correct or incorrect. The first one is the better option.
And since most people is not the language police, 75% of the times or more you will be using the correct pronouns. its just matter if you use the correct one of the 2.
If you happen to be talking with the other minority, the pronoun you use will be wrong anyways.
Its a lose-lose situation if you use the second definition. The first one is the best chance you have to mitigate the problem. But again, you do have to pick which definition you use first. It influences the options that you have at your disposal.