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> so I think I should make it clear that when I say "I love tumblr" I mean I love the userbase, at least most of it (obviously not the cyberbullying people with death threats part), and not the staff. the staff have no idea what they're doing and are only making the site worse

He/she loves Tumblr :)



Foone is a they.


"is a" or "goes by"?


There is no meaningful distinction.


This sounds wrong too. Maybe, "Foone is they"? You don't want to misnumber them, though; maybe "Foone _are_ they"? That makes them sound epic, though: Foone are legion! Changing language is hard, whether done organically or initiated intentionally and for a purpose.


I'm following a pattern used in casual English, exemplified by the sentence: "Is your dog a he or a she?"


ee/ee's? or ze?




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