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language learning thought bunch of chinese players thought it damages all enemies before the chinese version was out. im fine with neutral pronoun, yet it does require english learners/teaching to keep up. like it also took a while for me to switch from "uguys" to "yall" https://t.co/bWybOA7zv3

language learning thought bunch of chinese players thought it damages all enemies before the chinese version was out. im fine with neutral pronoun, yet it does require english learners/teaching to keep up. like it also took a while for me to switch from "uguys" to "yall" https://t.co/bWybOA7zv3

  • BennidgeZ
    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
    language learning thought bunch of chinese players thought it damages all enemies before the chinese version was out. im fine with neutral pronoun, yet it does require english learners/teaching to keep up. like it also took a while for me to switch from "uguys" to "yall" https://t.co/bWybOA7zv3

    • cerealforme
      Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
      @BennidgeZ Uhm I do think this is wrong. Not the neutral pronoun’s fault, it’s just that it did not specify it was the minions at all. It should say “their minions” instead of “them” @hsdecktech

      • BennidgeZ
        Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
        @cerealforme @hsdecktech wait wait now im confused... does it deal 3 damage to the enemy hero or enemy minions? or hero+minions? @Celestalon @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh

        • RidiculousHat
          Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @BennidgeZ @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Celestalon @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh on your opponent's turn, it is a shadowed spirit. on your turn, it is a blank 4/3. the damage only goes face https://t.co/Hvm1YAsXfJ

          • hsdecktech
            Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @RidiculousHat @BennidgeZ @cerealforme @Celestalon @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh What Hat said is how the English reads.

          • BennidgeZ
            Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Celestalon @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh so it IS just a matter of neutral pronoun right?

            • RidiculousHat
              Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
              @BennidgeZ @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Celestalon @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh correct. "if it's your opponent's turn, deal 3 damage to the enemy hero" is the wordy version of this effect

              • BennidgeZ
                Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Celestalon @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh i was right all along https://t.co/8ZXaw3ju6o

                • Chadd Nervigg
                  Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                  @BennidgeZ @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh I'm confused about how minions got involved at all. Is there a translation issue?

                  • hsdecktech
                    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                    @Celestalon @BennidgeZ @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh Non-native speakers read “them” as plural and assumed that must mean more enemies.

                  • BennidgeZ
                    Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                    @Celestalon @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh see this is exactly what i was saying. to many english learners (in china at least), the word "they/them" still just means "plural form", not catching up on its modern usage. leaning english as a foreign language is hard enough to begin with, while english is also still evolving

                    • hsdecktech
                      Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                      @BennidgeZ @Celestalon @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh Not to get too in the weeds, but this isn’t a new pronoun thing. “Them” has always been used in this way. Do agree English is confusing, though.

                    • fishonaheater
                      Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                      @BennidgeZ @Celestalon @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh Can concur with Bennidge here. In Thailand the pronoun “they/them” has always been taught as a plural pronoun.

                      • Chadd Nervigg
                        Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                        @fishonaheater @BennidgeZ @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh Person A: "Hey. I have a friend that's looking for a good decklist for ladder. Any suggestions?" Person B: "Sure. What classes do ______ like to play?" What would fill that ______?

                        • TharsonisHS
                          Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                          @Celestalon @fishonaheater @BennidgeZ @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh Back in my school days (25 years ago), the question would be considered wrong already, because it's "a friend" = singular. So it should be does not do. Usually followed by a "he" or a "she".

                          • Chadd Nervigg
                            Posted 3 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                            @TharsonisHS @fishonaheater @BennidgeZ @RidiculousHat @cerealforme @hsdecktech @Songbird_HS @MyntyPhresh Yeah, it's strange. We would still say "do they", even though "they" is very clearly singular to us in this context. English is dumb. :)
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