# It's "He" goddammit. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 1, 2000, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230 "2000-07-01T02:33:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/61 "2014-06-15T05:18:24Z")
Revenge is a dish best served cold. ---
**Author:** ![Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Disgruntled\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disgruntled_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/62 "2014-06-15T06:19:15Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > That is funny funny material … I like _one_ as a pronoun … it’s singular and makes one sound cosmopolitan. _Y’all_ is an excellent choice for a plural, but don’t you goddam call me a ewe. Heh, as a southerner not living in the south I find y’all is an excellent choice for a singular pronoun too. It dodges the sex issue and people already think you’re a moron so it’s neutral in those terms. Plus, they don’t really know if that’s how the term is actually used so they won’t call you on it. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/63 "2014-06-15T13:36:04Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Revenge is a dish best served cold. This dish is desiccated. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/64 "2014-06-15T14:02:57Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Revenge is a dish best served cold. And carbon dated, evidently. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/65 "2014-06-15T14:18:12Z")
Eye use homophones inn my oral communications. Ewe dew knot notice it, butt inn righting it out, ewe dew. `Write "rite" right, Wright` ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/66 "2014-06-15T14:48:07Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > This dish is desiccated. Must be a dish off the desert menu. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/67 "2014-06-15T15:25:12Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Revenge is a dish best served cold. > [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > This dish is desiccated. > [@Chessic\_Sense](#): > > Must be a dish off the desert menu. what dry humor. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/68 "2014-06-15T15:37:46Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > It’s weird to see a longstanding member (friedo) referred to as a troll. Then I saw the date and it was just past his join date. Must have been one of his first posts. I don’t know whether to be honored or embarrassed. Or both. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/69 "2014-06-15T17:04:05Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > That’s it. I’m fucking sick of these stupid bastards who can’t understand that you use the word “he” to refer to a gender neutral individual. > > No, it’s not sexist, you hairy-armpitted tree-humping hippie dipshit. > > No, you most certainly do not say “Them.” “Them” is a fucking plural, dumbass. “Them” means MORE THAN ONE PERSON. _ **“You”** _ refers to MORE THAN ONE PERSON, thou dumbass. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/70 "2014-06-15T17:27:42Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > I don’t know whether to be honored or embarrassed. Or both. S/he DOES exist !!! ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/71 "2014-06-15T17:33:26Z")
> [@Steve\_MB](#): > > _ **“You”** _ refers to MORE THAN ONE PERSON, thou dumbass. No, you is singular. The plural is y’all. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/72 "2014-06-15T18:07:46Z")
No, y’all is singular. The plural is all y’all. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/73 "2014-06-15T18:34:05Z")
What are youse going on about? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/74 "2014-06-15T18:39:30Z")
> [@susan](#): > > What are youse going on about? You-uns don’t know proper English! ---
**Author:** ![nonferrous\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea666f/32.png) [@nonferrous\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonferrous_guy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/75 "2014-06-15T19:18:31Z")
I’m impressed by how many people are on top of thier english.At the same time i’m crying tears of laughter reading these posts. Thank you for bringing fresh humor into my day. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/76 "2014-06-15T19:32:13Z")
The above post literally made my soul smile. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/77 "2014-06-15T19:33:01Z")
> [@Cyros](#): > > No, you is singular. The plural is y’all. Not if you’re using thou for singular like Steve MB was. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/78 "2014-06-15T20:19:56Z")
Blogged about this in 2012. It’s a fairly thorough explanation and not a long one. [http://tapu-tapu-tapu.blogspot.com/2012/05/argument-for-generic-singular-they.html](http://tapu-tapu-tapu.blogspot.com/2012/05/argument-for-generic-singular-they.html) ---
**Author:** ![Steken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Steken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steken)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/79 "2014-06-15T21:06:33Z")
Have y’all heard of the Swedish word “hen”? New, custom-made, gender-neutral term, to be used instead of the awkward “han eller hon” (meaning “he or she”) whenever the dude/dudette’s gender is unknown. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230/80 "2014-06-15T21:09:52Z")
Everybody knows hens lay eggs. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-he-goddammit/24230.md?page=5)