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14 Post author: Metus 11 December 2011 09:08PM

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Comment author: Alicorn 12 December 2011 01:41:54AM *  -2 points [-]

one of the moderators thinks this post is more appropriate for main he

Mrerererer.

EDIT: I get variable amounts of negative karma for complaining about pronouns, but this one got pretty downvoted pretty fast. Is it something about "mrerererer" as an expression of displeasure in particular? Do I need to expressly state in so many words that I'm complaining about pronouns, even though Metus figured it out right away?

Comment author: RobertLumley 12 December 2011 02:52:59AM *  3 points [-]

Upvoted. Please call me out if you ever see me doing it. I try to use Spivak pronouns in any instance where it is not really important whether or not the reader will judge me for using them (ie. not on a term paper) but I rarely think of it.

But I think it would have helped if you were more specific. I wouldn't have understood that you were complaining about pronouns. I may not have understood that "Mrerererer" was a complaint, and not an attempt to mimic the noise my dog makes when he's sucking on his chew toy. ;-)