Originally Posted by DeathDaisy (Post 2026688)

"he" isn't neutral. it's been used for undefined gender during the 20th century, not neutral gender. "they" is and has been an acceptable use for undefined and neutral singular for hundreds of years, if it's nice enough for shakespeare and jane austen it's probably alright

Originally Posted by Harald387 (Post 2026689)

What Alex needs is to implant an electromagnet in their chest to stop the metal shard from getting closer to the heart, and then build a suit of armor enchanted with flight and sunbolt.

Originally Posted by Harald387 (Post 2026689)

What Alex needs is to implant an electromagnet in their chest to stop the metal shard from getting closer to the heart, and then build a suit of armor enchanted with flight and sunbolt.

Originally Posted by Tallor (Post 2026718)

The magnet would work, but magical abilities would still work less around them due to the nullmetal's affects.

Originally Posted by evileeyore (Post 2026840)

I would just like to point out that this "magical shielding" the mage was throwing up to protect his comrades would have failed in the face of nullmetal arrows.



Unless said 'shielding' were magically created walls. In which case... they'd have been protected as well.

Originally Posted by DeathDaisy (Post 2026415)

I really like that hook, I'll make sure to save it for later use!

and except for the second paragraph I don't think there's that much room for confusion, "they" is an established use for undefined gender singular.

Originally Posted by Culture20 (Post 2027058)

The problem comes when there is a defined (and even named!) subject but the undefined gender singular "they" is still used. It's a very unusual situation except on Saturday Night Live.