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Why are there pronouns in a Google VR video? (youtube.com)
2 points by jjmorrison 1491 days ago
2 comments
0x20cowboy 1491 days ago
Those glasses look really nice. Much nicer than the original Google glass.

Also, I guess the last few years of learning Mandarin have been a complete waste - 不太好了！

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iab 1490 days ago
Not for your brain plasticity
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jjmorrison 1491 days ago
This feels like the twilight zone. It’s not like we use to make sure the viewer knew what gender the person speaking was. What is this for?
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iab 1491 days ago
I suppose if I was feeling extremely generous; if you wanted to describe what happened in the video to someone else, you would use said pronouns. "(He) gave (her) these cool looking glasses". I don't feel that generous though.
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