Sure, it is a personal experience, but no, you cannot gaslight me out of my personal experience by citing your superior knowledge of Middle English. The existence of such construct is not germane here. Forcing people to use the language a certain way is. Anyone who has faced this knows exactly what I am talking about and they can judge for themselves. Since this subthread was adding precisely zero value, I am going to stop right here.
replyI would not deny you your experience, I merely remind you that you do not speak for all and the experience of others.
replyPerhaps take your complaint to the root offending comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46853452 that started all this by projecting their personal gripes outwards and onto all.
It's SO FUNNY HOW YOU JUST USED IT. Oh my god, I knew you would eventually, but in an actual reply in this thread. Truly amazing.
replyAnyone... They...
But yeah, I'm the weird one for using "they" the same you did rather than go look up the post authors gender. Jesus fucking Christ. Props for keeping the makeup on.