• Cylusthevirus@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      The level of self-own here is impressive. As is either the commitment to the bit or the delusion. Either way, you’ll make a fine entry on my block list.

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        1 year ago

        That dude is a class a troll and/or batshit. Not sure which, but I’ll be taking the same action.

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            11 months ago

            Dude is not gender specific, you moron. Unisex terms are suitable for any type of sex. Including your insane bug-sex.

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              11 months ago

              Well, you’re wrong and I don’t like you, but somehow I’m still happy that at least someone is acknowledging my gender. Even if they hate it, I’m just glad it’s not being dismissed as not my actual sex. I’m happier being told my gender is insane than that I have no gender. So thank you.

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                11 months ago

                I’m not wrong though. “Dude” is now also used as a unisex term. It’s not the 60s anymore.

                Unisex is an adjective indicating something is not sex-specific.

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                  11 months ago

                  So in your opinion, you can hurt someone’s feelings and not apologise if that person doesn’t share your opinions on linguistics?

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                    11 months ago

                    Any hurting of feelings spanning from not knowing what a word means is your own responsibility.

                    I nor anyone else can be responsible for problems in your understanding of modern English. Not in the slightest.

                    Simply, you have a misconception about the word, not an opinion.

                    You are, of course, welcome to come with any arbitrary definitions for common words, but doing so will just make communication with others more difficult. Still doesn’t make them “linguistic opinions”. It’s language, which evolves constantly, whether you acknowledge the fact or not.