Guns don't kill people .... - Page 10

sexobon · 03-23-2012, 02:32 PM

Still, it's a step up from court jester.

sexobon · 03-23-2012, 04:18 PM

Now that Stormie has responded, Lamp gets to put his post in the "Awesome Pick Up Lines....." thread.

HungLikeJesus · 03-23-2012, 04:23 PM

If there's a stand your ground law and someone is trying to commit suicide, is it acceptable for them to kill themself to prevent themself from killing themself?

Does this change if there is also an assisted suicide law?

footfootfoot · 03-23-2012, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

If there's a stand your ground law and someone is trying to commit suicide, is it acceptable for them to kill themself to prevent themself from killing themself?

Does this change if there is also an assisted suicide law?

Somewhere there is a think tank with an empty chair...

HungLikeJesus · 03-23-2012, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

If there's a stand your ground law and someone is trying to commit suicide, is it acceptable for them to kill themself to prevent themself from killing themself?

Does this change if there is also an assisted suicide law?

[Grammar alert!] The funny thing is that Mozilla spell check doesn't like the word "themself." Neither does it like "themselves." So I got all flustered and re-edited several times to please spell-check.

According to this site (warning: Canadian!):

Quote:

... the plural pronoun "they" can be used to represent a singular antecedent that is gender-neutral and indefinite, for example, "someone", "no one", "anyone" or "a person". ... the other grammatical forms of the "singular they" are "them", "their" and "themselves", and these are used in a sentence to relate to a "singular they" subject, along with a plural verb. The question addressed in this article is whether "themself" can be used in some cases instead of "themselves" with reference to a singular "they" or a singular indefinite antecedent.

and concludes

Quote:

Although some current dictionaries, for example, The New Oxford Dictionary of English, state that themself has re-emerged in recent years when used to refer to a singular gender-neutral noun or pronoun ("themselves" remains the normal third person plural reflexive form), they label it as "rare" or "disputed" or "not widely accepted in standard English". Other dictionaries such as Webster's Third New International Dictionary do not mention it at all. In short, although there is some acknowledgement that this form is occasionally used today, informally, and that it may perhaps be a trend to watch, its use does not seem widespread enough to justify advocating it in legislative texts for the time being.

What do you think?

sexobon · 03-23-2012, 04:50 PM

and if you do it in a public place will they ticket you for littering and go after your estate?

infinite monkey · 03-23-2012, 05:39 PM

Here's something I think we can all agree on: Geraldo is stoopid.

He says the hoodie was at fault for the shooting. He urged african-american and hispanic parents to not let their babies grow up to wear hoodies.

So hoodies don't get shot, people WEARING hoodies get shot.

What a maroon.

footfootfoot · 03-23-2012, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Here's something I think we can all agree on: Geraldo is stoopid.

He says the hoodie was at fault for the shooting. He urged african-american and hispanic parents to not let their babies grow up to wear hoodies.

So hoodies don't get shot, people WEARING hoodies get shot.

What a maroon.

I think you mean Jorge.

sexobon · 03-23-2012, 05:51 PM

What we have here is a Fatal Fashion Faux Pas.

infinite monkey · 03-23-2012, 05:52 PM

Quit making me guffaw out loud.

infinite monkey · 03-23-2012, 06:32 PM

I've always heard it as 'themselves' but that doesn't really agree in number, does it?

You could say himself, or herself, or 'him or her self.'

It's an awkward word. Avoid it.

HungLikeJesus · 03-23-2012, 06:39 PM

But how else would you represent a singular antecedent that is gender-neutral and indefinite when you want to use an anaphor that is bound by its antecedent?

infinite monkey · 03-23-2012, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

But how else would you represent a singular antecedent that is gender-neutral and indefinite when you want to use an anaphor that is bound by its antecedent?

um. 5?

richlevy · 03-24-2012, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

But how else would you represent a singular antecedent that is gender-neutral and indefinite when you want to use an anaphor that is bound by its antecedent?

Wow, that's not just a grammar Nazi talking, that's the whole Third Reich.

Kidding.

HungLikeJesus · 03-23-2012, 06:41 PM

I think you're avoiding the more important issue.

03-23-2012, 04:23 PM	#3
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	If there's a stand your ground law and someone is trying to commit suicide, is it acceptable for them to kill themself to prevent themself from killing themself? Does this change if there is also an assisted suicide law? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker. Last edited by HungLikeJesus; 03-23-2012 at 04:32 PM.

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HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	But how else would you represent a singular antecedent that is gender-neutral and indefinite when you want to use an anaphor that is bound by its antecedent? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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03-23-2012, 02:32 PM	#1
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Still, it's a step up from court jester.

03-23-2012, 04:18 PM	#2
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Now that Stormie has responded, Lamp gets to put his post in the "Awesome Pick Up Lines....." thread.

03-23-2012, 04:50 PM	#6
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	and if you do it in a public place will they ticket you for littering and go after your estate?

03-23-2012, 05:39 PM	#7
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Here's something I think we can all agree on: Geraldo is stoopid. He says the hoodie was at fault for the shooting. He urged african-american and hispanic parents to not let their babies grow up to wear hoodies. So hoodies don't get shot, people WEARING hoodies get shot. What a maroon.

03-23-2012, 05:51 PM	#9
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	What we have here is a Fatal Fashion Faux Pas.

03-23-2012, 05:52 PM	#10
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Quit making me guffaw out loud.

03-23-2012, 06:32 PM	#11
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I've always heard it as 'themselves' but that doesn't really agree in number, does it? You could say himself, or herself, or 'him or her self.' It's an awkward word. Avoid it.

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