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4th person pronoun? (startrek.website)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some linguists disagree and have recently begun accepting the existence of a fourth person point of view. Languages evolve, and I guess we'll just have to see if it catches on and becomes more widely accepted in the future.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

I'll have to look into that, and I'd appreciate why sources you have handy.