If the patient I was operating on was going to kill themselves in a year
With all due respect, that should be "If the patient I was operating on was going to kill HERSELF in a year . . ."
The social contagion that makes such horrifying mutilation acceptable comes from the same academic source that has made pronoun agreement using proper pronouns "sexist."
If the patient I was operating on was going to kill themselves in a year, I probably wouldn't bring my A-game either...
Yep so might as well make a buck or two. I don't see anything wrong with this.
With all due respect, that should be "If the patient I was operating on was going to kill HERSELF in a year . . ."
The social contagion that makes such horrifying mutilation acceptable comes from the same academic source that has made pronoun agreement using proper pronouns "sexist."