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   carl marks (tillshadeisgone@blackqueer.life)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 01:28:52 JST carl marks

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   • The Duke of Fall :d12:

   @valthonis also trying to make myself adopt "USians" but it has been rough going. It's hard to change long standing habits!

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     The Duke of Fall :d12: (valthonis@dice.camp)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Nov-2023 01:28:53 JST The Duke of Fall :d12:

     Expressions I’ve tried to stop using, and why:

     "guys," in reference to a large heterogenous group of humans. Not everyone is a guy, and guy is *not* gender neutral no matter how much guys want it to be. I've been using “y'all,” "folks,” “they," and "them” instead.

     "American," in reference to a USA-only subject. The US isn't the only nation state in the Americas, dammit. We're not even the biggest one. I've been trying to explicitly use "US" or “US-ian" where applicable instead.

     How about you?