Shir, you are a rock star. Seriously, you are doing Something Important, and that's amazing.
Book: I am a Shepherd. Folks like a man of God. Mal: No, they don't. Men of God make everyone feel guilty and judged.
'Safe'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Polter-Cow - May 16, 2011 9:48:25 am PDT #21460 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Burrell - May 16, 2011 9:49:35 am PDT #21461 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I think you are missing my point ita. I should have specified from the outset that I teach academic writing, not fiction. My point is that, if you are making an academic argument and don't want to use a gendered third person pronoun, generally it's going to be easier and neater to use a plural subject.
erikaj - May 16, 2011 9:49:54 am PDT #21462 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Good for you. For real.
Shir - May 16, 2011 9:49:57 am PDT #21463 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Wedding pictures! Wedding pictures! Wedding pictures!
explodes with joy
not literally
§ ita § - May 16, 2011 9:50:04 am PDT #21464 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ah, Burrell, I thought you were saying you hated the usage in general.
Shir--I fixed your tag.
People? I can't recommend quickedit highly enough. That way, if other people's posts get borked? It's my fault, not yours.
P.M. Marc - May 16, 2011 9:52:58 am PDT #21465 of 30000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Wedding pics, anyone? The first official batch came in (no fewer than *four* of our friends are professional photographers, so there are more to come - we are very lucky). TG's the slightly shorter one with the darker hair. [link]
You both look so lovely and happy! I am grinning for you.
amyth - May 16, 2011 9:54:15 am PDT #21466 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Seska, those pictures are so gorgeous! You and TG are so gorgeous! The whole thing. A beautiful, wonderful ceremony, all around. I'm so happy for both of you!
Shir, that is AMAZING. You really are a rock star.
Shir - May 16, 2011 9:54:56 am PDT #21467 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Thanks, ita - you did it so fast I didn't even have (had?) the time to notice it.
Trudy Booth - May 16, 2011 9:56:27 am PDT #21468 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Burrell - May 16, 2011 9:57:43 am PDT #21469 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Seska, those are wonderful. You both look so lovely and happy!