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mk  ·  4365 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Let's invent words

Their - pronoun - In lieu of the definite his or her.

Sorry, not a new word, but this definition should be accepted for a number of reasons. 'His or her' and his/her are just awkward.





user-inactivated  ·  4364 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I thought so too. Turns out the singular they is relatively well-accepted.

gordonz88  ·  4365 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hi! I was just about to type a reply, but the I realized it wouldn't really add to anything. However, now that this big text box is staring at me, could I tell you a suggestion to Hubski?

There should be a cancel button next to reply for when you comment.

I shouldn't have to refresh to get rid of this huge text box. I wouldn't be writing this if I canceled the textbox.

b_b  ·  4364 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you just hit reply again (the button that opens the box, not the submit reply below) the box minimizes.

lil  ·  4364 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hi Gordonz88 - when I want to cancel a comment box, I go to the top and click the title or if it's a comment on a comment I click "parent." GONE

lil  ·  4364 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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mk  ·  4364 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hm. I'm not sure if it would help much, because I would have to add a confirmation step, because I would hate for people to accidentally delete their comment. With the confirmation step, it's not much faster than just refreshing, or 'ctrl-a, delete'.