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[–]Three_oneFourWanted for thought crimes in countless ideologies 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

And aren't those three pronouns supposed to be the, idk how to say it, "first" following the pattern of he/him/his and she/her/hers? The plural word used would follow the pattern of they/them/theirs, so is this a "pick your pronouns" between female, nonbinary, and mythical creature?

They can't even agree on a consistent way to present their pronouns (But I can, I am using they and their to mean the plural of TRAs)

[–]ArthnoldManacatsaman🇬🇧🌳🟦 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

You didn't ask but I'll give you the fancy linguistic terms because otherwise my degree is useless:

He: Subject (nominative) pronoun.

Him: Object (objective) pronoun.

His: Possessive (genitive) pronoun.

[–]haveanicedaytoo💗💜💙 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

OMG can you help me with something? I need help with apostrophes:

New Years Eve <--- does this need one?

"I am going to the Williams house" <--- where goes the apostrophe?

"I've heard a whole years worth of excuses" <--- does this need one?

Girls Room (as in toilet) <--- does this need one?

I hope this isn't an imposition. (I've tried Googling grammar stuff in the past but I don't trust the answers. Too many contradictions and clueless people.)

[–]panderichthys 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

New Year's Eve; the Williamses' house; a whole year's worth of excuses; girls' room

I'd say all are pretty clear save for the house one, which I take to mean the house of people named Williams. Girls' room could be up for debate

[–]haveanicedaytoo💗💜💙 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you! Especially the Williamses' one. I never realized you can add an 'es' after the s, but now I realize I've seen it done like that before. It just never clicked somehow!