Ah haha, I knew that would happen...now, should I be honest and leave it, or quickly go edit it? Maybe I'll compromise and edit it, but leave this comment to point out my own imperfections. :P
Near-homonyms get me every damn time. They are my Achilles-heel. My fic is always riddled with them in the first draft (and sometimes every subsequent draft until someone points them out.)
Stand By Me was TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. Jeebus.
This was also my reaction.
... and "they" seems willing to serve, so why not? But other people get VERY UPSET about the idea.
I did not realize this was a contentious issue! I use "they" all the time as a gender-neutral pronoun, because we really DO need one. Chinese has "ta" (at least spoken) and it makes life a lot easier (for people who speak Chinese).
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Date: 2011-03-22 02:29 am (UTC)Near-homonyms get me every damn time. They are my Achilles-heel. My fic is always riddled with them in the first draft (and sometimes every subsequent draft until someone points them out.)
Stand By Me was TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. Jeebus.
This was also my reaction.
... and "they" seems willing to serve, so why not? But other people get VERY UPSET about the idea.
I did not realize this was a contentious issue! I use "they" all the time as a gender-neutral pronoun, because we really DO need one. Chinese has "ta" (at least spoken) and it makes life a lot easier (for people who speak Chinese).