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RickOShay (Offline)
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04-06-2010, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz View Post
You need to understand that the usage of these pronouns has less to do with your gender and more to do with your social status (which includes gender, but is not eclipsed by it) and target audience.

It's like saying "teen boys say 'sup dude' but does this mean they write that, or do they write 'greetings'?"

It depends on what they're writing, and to whom!
I agree, who you are talking to has/should have the biggest influence on how you talk.
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