8osm3rka@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Is it a reasonable expectation to check peoples profiles when commenting on their comments to ensure I am pronouning them correctly?
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14 days agoTo be fair, some languages outside of English reserve “it” (or the equivalent 3rd person neuter pronoun) for “non-living” things. For people whose native language is one of those languages, calling an animal “it” may seem a bit too harsh even while speaking English.
At least you finally cleaned up that Downloads directory