Theiling Online    Sitemap    Conlang Mailing List HQ   

Re: CHAT: use of "they"

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Sunday, September 27, 1998, 5:43
Tom Wier wrote:
> (though they might counter it could > lead to confusion of number, the facts to the contrary).
In one of my many attempts to make a "con-English" (fictional descendant), I made "they" the generic 3rd person pronoun, and created a "th'all" for the plural, on analogy with "y'all" I don't remember how I spelled it, tho. -- "Public media should not contain explicit or implied descriptions of sex acts. Our society should be purged of the perverts who provide the media with pornographic material while pretending it has some redeeming social value under the public's 'right to know.'" - Kenneth Star, 1987 ICQ: 18656696 AOL IM: Nik Tailor