Hmm!
It seems Dr. M might have one or more of the following:
(a) shadow clone jutsu;
(b) multiple limbs;
(c) a gaggle of surgical robots;
(d) nonbinary gender;
(e) super speed;
(f) something else entirely
The singular “they” to refer to a specific person has been around a lot longer than traditional grammerists would have you believe. It’s use to refer to gender-fluid and nonbinary persons is a recent trend, but it does have an antecedent.
I’ve used “they” in the singular for a couple decades, even before it became a social nicety in certain circles. I find it works fine, but I don’t know why I started using it before anyone cared. Shyness, probably.
Eh, I’m fine with it when it is a non-specific person (“Whoever graffitied this wall; they’re going to be in for a world of hurt”), but with a specific person, the constructed pronouns (“Xe”, “Zhe”, etc.) are almost better.
I really hope it’s C, since mundane robots are underused in Star Trek. But, my guess is it’s going to be judicious tricorder use and rapidly applied wonder injections.
Perhaps a colony creature like Commander Bem?
Hmm!
It seems Dr. M might have one or more of the following:
(a) shadow clone jutsu;
(b) multiple limbs;
(c) a gaggle of surgical robots;
(d) nonbinary gender;
(e) super speed;
(f) something else entirely
I’m guessing d. On another note, “they” doesn’t really work when referring to a specific person, but then again, the alternatives are worse.
The singular “they” to refer to a specific person has been around a lot longer than traditional grammerists would have you believe. It’s use to refer to gender-fluid and nonbinary persons is a recent trend, but it does have an antecedent.
😀
See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
I’ve used “they” in the singular for a couple decades, even before it became a social nicety in certain circles. I find it works fine, but I don’t know why I started using it before anyone cared. Shyness, probably.
Eh, I’m fine with it when it is a non-specific person (“Whoever graffitied this wall; they’re going to be in for a world of hurt”), but with a specific person, the constructed pronouns (“Xe”, “Zhe”, etc.) are almost better.
I’ve always liked, “ey,” “em,” “eir,” “eirself.”
I really hope it’s C, since mundane robots are underused in Star Trek. But, my guess is it’s going to be judicious tricorder use and rapidly applied wonder injections.