• The Center Square: Federal employees reportedly told to remove pronouns from email signatures.
  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    This is just begging for malicious compliance.

    You want to eliminate an entire part of speech? Then good luck trying to understand what the fuck my email is trying to say.

    • OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      In the article it specifies you to remove pronouns from your email signature. Definitely less fertile ground for malicious compliance, but it’s still doable.

        • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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          19 hours ago

          Replace it with “[Insert Pronouns Here]”. Make sure to have your desk already cleaned out though.

    • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Does the reader want to eliminate an entire part of speech? Then good luck trying to understand what the fuck the writer’s email is trying to say.

      Could be fun. I bet ChatGPT could automate it.

      • btaf45@lemmy.world
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        18 hours ago

        Does the reader want to eliminate an entire part of speech?

        Which one are they going to outlaw next? Verbs? Or Adjectives?

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1 day ago

        Exactly… Maybe have a boilerplate disclaimer at the top of each email that does include pronouns, just explaining that the following email has had all pronouns removed so as to comply with the new rule.

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          “The following email has had all pronouns removed in compliance with blah blah blah. Readability has unfortunately, but obviously, been significantly reduced. Apologies will be made available at a later date.”