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Originally Posted by Savage Clone
"Them" is beginning to be a recognized gender neutral term for "him/her" or "s/he." It's only a matter of time.
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haha, that's funny!
english isn't my first language and i actually "learned" from reading this very board that this was supposedly correct grammar in english. i hadn't seen it used before... shows what the internet can do to the innocent reader!
some spelling and grammar errors can annoy me, but mostly when they're made in my own language and especially when they're written on paper. they just look incredibly dumb in official letters. in english, i'm sure i make plenty of errors myself and as an outsider i'm not even always aware of the differences between english and american-english spelling.
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"could of/could have", "your/you're", "there/their" are my main pet peeves.
i sometimes catch myself on mixing up "then/than" and "to/too", but i know how they're supposed to be used so when that happens it's just from typing too quickly. i always edit then.