Why did the conversation go from refering to “kid” in the singular, to refering to them in the plural in the next two panels? Where’s the other kid(s)?
I approve of the use of “they” as a gender-neutral third-person pronoun. So much less cumbersome than he/she and less depersonalizing than “it.” Although given that the child is wearing a dress, it probably would have been safe to say “she.” And “they’re” is problematic; it should be “they’s,” but that definitely does not sound right.
alan.gurka over 11 years ago
Why did the conversation go from refering to “kid” in the singular, to refering to them in the plural in the next two panels? Where’s the other kid(s)?
Midgardsormr over 11 years ago
I approve of the use of “they” as a gender-neutral third-person pronoun. So much less cumbersome than he/she and less depersonalizing than “it.” Although given that the child is wearing a dress, it probably would have been safe to say “she.” And “they’re” is problematic; it should be “they’s,” but that definitely does not sound right.