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ProfessorDetective reacted to slobster's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
William Shakespeare, so woke!
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Sorcerers Apprentice's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
I don't think there's anything "artificial" about gendered pronouns, they most likely evolved as "naturally" as any other language...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
Singular they and them isn’t even a younger generation thing, unless you’re over 700 years old. People objecting to the singular they...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Charlaquin's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
English has had they and them as singular personal pronouns since the 14th century, and most English speakers use the singular they and...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
I did not know, but it makes the point that you can do without the things and nothing breaks. Gendered pronouns are an artificial...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Kobold Avenger's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
There's also the fact that spoken Chinese lacks gender in pronouns, it's even less gendered than English overall, you'll notice that...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to kenmarable's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
The author uses 'them' as their pronouns. This is an author including a character they identify with. Not sure how that is "too forced"...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Paul Farquhar's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
Gendered pronouns are pretty much obsolete, when so much communication is digital, and there is, theoretically, no differentiation...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Chaltab's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
D&D is only allowed to have sex and nudity in video games and straight-to-DVD movies.
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
The heyday of those novels and settings was decades ago. This is not a book being produced for Gen X and Baby Boomers who do annual...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Tea Cozy's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
Well, I mentioned Tusk Love in that particular reply because the half-Orc dude is a bit Fabio-esque. It’s not cozy, but in the steamy...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to bedir than's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
Or Legends & Lattes which was nominated for a Hugo, a Nebula and a Locus while winning Travis Baldree the Astounding Award for best new...
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ProfessorDetective reacted to Tea Cozy's post in the thread Penguin Random House Announces New D&D Romantasy Book with Like.
Isn't the heist just the plot the cozy romance hangs on? The blurb is very little about the job itself, and mostly about the two...