gullevek, 1 month ago

@FlockOfCats them. Nothing else feels correct

FlockOfCats, 1 month ago

@gullevek I’m on board with them too.

I find that many academic authors and editors seem to go out of their way to avoid using “them” as if they’ve been taught it was too colloquial or something.

I all wonder if it is similar to the hypercorrection “between you and me” —> “between you and I”

gullevek, 1 month ago

@FlockOfCats Ah. Academic people. I am just second language English speaker ;) I just go by my guts