21-08-2022, 14:02
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Re: Pronouns
TEACHER: Today you'll give an example of a pronoun each and form a sentence with it.
JOHN: HER
TEACHER: Ok, your sentence?
JOHN: Give her her book. It's hers.
TEACHER: That's good. Yes who's next?
DAVE: HIM
TEACHER: Your Sentence?
DAVE: Give him him book. It's hims.
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21-08-2022, 15:03
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Re: Pronouns
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Originally Posted by Maggy
I can see a lot of children being named 'Whatever'.
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A surprising amount of hippy/middle class parents who want to virtue signal are naming their kids gender neutral names or names such as Sam, so their child can choose to have it short for Samantha if they choose to identify the other way.
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21-08-2022, 15:58
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#108
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Re: Pronouns
That may be an assumption on your part…
Top 30 girls’ names
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1. Lily
2. Sophia
3. Olivia
4. Amelia
5. Ava
6. Isla
7. Freya
8. Aria
9. Ivy
10. Mia
11. Elsie
12. Emily
13. Ella
14. Grace
15. Isabella
16. Evie
17. Hannah
18. Luna
19. Maya
20. Daisy
21. Zoe
22. Millie
23. Rosie
24. Layla
25. Isabelle
26. Zara
27. Fatima
28. Harper
29. Nur
30. Charlotte
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Top 30 boys names
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1. Muhammad
2. Noah
3. Jack
4. Theo
5. Leo
6. Oliver
7. George
8. Ethan
9. Oscar
10. Arthur
11. Charlie
12. Freddie
13. Harry
14. Zayn
15. Alfie
16. Finley
17. Henry
18. Luca
19. Thomas
20. Aiden
21. Archie
22. Teddy
23. Lucas
24. Ryan
25. Kai
26. Liam
27. Jaxon
28. Louie
29. William
30. Jacob
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https://metro.co.uk/2022/07/07/these...e-uk-16957583/
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Last edited by Hugh; 21-08-2022 at 16:05.
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21-08-2022, 16:07
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#109
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Re: Pronouns
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Originally Posted by Hugh
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Yes, looks like we may have a case of ipsedixitism. 
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21-08-2022, 16:20
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Re: Pronouns
.. or a case of simply reading somethign that wasnt said.
All he said was "a surprising amount" not the Top 30/50/100.
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21-08-2022, 16:40
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Re: Pronouns
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The top boy’s name might raise a few eyebrows.
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21-08-2022, 17:36
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Re: Pronouns
I'm pretty biased here as I'm a proud Ally but pronouns don't really harm anyone.
It doesn't hurt you or affect your life in any way if someone wants to be referred to as "them" or by a pronoun which is different to what you'd immediately assume.
You may make a few errors the first few times you get used to it but just try your best to get it right.
I have a friend who for over 30 years was called Darren but now wants to be called Danielle. I occasionally get it wrong as Darren was the name I used for 3 decades but she understands that and I get it right far more often than wrong.
Just be kind.
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21-08-2022, 18:08
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Re: Pronouns
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Originally Posted by Russ
I'm pretty biased here as I'm a proud Ally but pronouns don't really harm anyone.
It doesn't hurt you or affect your life in any way if someone wants to be referred to as "them" or by a pronoun which is different to what you'd immediately assume.
You may make a few errors the first few times you get used to it but just try your best to get it right.
I have a friend who for over 30 years was called Darren but now wants to be called Danielle. I occasionally get it wrong as Darren was the name I used for 3 decades but she understands that and I get it right far more often than wrong.
Just be kind.
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Agreed! Let's be kind. 
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21-08-2022, 18:40
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laeva recumbens anguis
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Re: Pronouns
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.. or a case of simply reading somethign that wasnt said.
All he said was "a surprising amount" not the Top 30/50/100. |
That’s the challenge with "woolly" generalisms - to me, a "surprising amount" would mean a substantial impression in the top 30/50/100 names; to others, it means one of their friends/family called their child Sam (and that interpretation could be subject to confirmation bias, as I know quite a few Kims, Cameron’s, & Morgan’s, but they are friends of my children, who are in their 30s, so the proposition is unlikely to be true for them…).
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Originally Posted by Russ
I'm pretty biased here as I'm a proud Ally but pronouns don't really harm anyone.
It doesn't hurt you or affect your life in any way if someone wants to be referred to as "them" or by a pronoun which is different to what you'd immediately assume.
You may make a few errors the first few times you get used to it but just try your best to get it right.
I have a friend who for over 30 years was called Darren but now wants to be called Danielle. I occasionally get it wrong as Darren was the name I used for 3 decades but she understands that and I get it right far more often than wrong.
Just be kind.
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The top boy’s name might raise a few eyebrows.
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Not if you understand why….
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...me-in-britain/
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In Islamic culture, there is a relative small number of names to choose from, and the practice of naming your first child after the Islamic prophet is fairly widespread. This means that a baby boy born to an Muslim family is far more likely to be called Mohammed or a variant on it than a Christian boy is likely to be named Oliver (using the name Jesus is rare in most English-speaking countries).
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21-08-2022, 19:08
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Re: Pronouns
I think '#bekind' would a nice heading on Cable Forum. Maybe in a nice pink
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21-08-2022, 19:39
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Re: Pronouns
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I knew that. Why should that name not raise some eyebrows?
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21-08-2022, 19:49
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Re: Pronouns
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I knew that. Why should that name not raise some eyebrows?
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Exactly.
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21-08-2022, 19:59
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Re: Pronouns
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The top boy’s name might raise a few eyebrows.
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As long as the surname isn’t Atta it should be fine.
While I’m here I might as well say hello to all the large and small c conservatives for whom this has become their (plural, I wouldn’t want to assume) safe haven. I’m missing you in all the other threads.
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21-08-2022, 20:00
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Re: Pronouns
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As long as the surname isn’t Atta it should be fine.
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it won't be Smith 
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22-08-2022, 00:31
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Re: Pronouns
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How does a list of the most popular names disprove my assertion that 'a surprising amount' of those people have chosen such names? I never said the majority of people.
625k people were born in the UK last year and a good majority of them will have a name not on that list.
Your post makes no sense in relation to what I said in the way of proving or disproving anything.
# 11. Charlie, is one of those such names being used btw. Im not sure if its supposed to be the same for both sex's or short for Charlize or something.
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