No one in the EU likes US exclusive promotions and/or having to use American friends to get items.
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I think they meant it’d be nice if the full runtime encompassed both dates.
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Perhaps a silly question.
It ends January 6. Does that mean that you can still ‘play it’ on the 6 th?
Unlikely, as it usually ends when the maintenance happens or like super early.
According the ingame calendar, it ends on 08/01/2025 06:00AM
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That seems logical, ending with the weekly reset on the Tuesday to Wednesday night.
But then the announced ‘ending day’ of January 6th seems rather odd.
inb4 they copy & pasted it from US and forgot to adjust to EU dates
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So 3 more days to go. That’s nice. I’m gearing up alts so by doing caves on Siren Isle I will probably be able to buy the Azure Worldchiller (got everything I want from the Anniversary Coins).
“Alycx will make THEIR way” - grammatical error (they wanted to also mention another NPC with a plural) or now “they” is the mandatory pronoun even for characters that are clearly female or male ?
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Usually the normal pronoun to use when you dont know what pronoun someone goes by. I havent asked Alyxc so i dont know what their preferred pronoun is as an example.
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They has been in common use as a singular pronoun (Yes, even for people of known or determinate gender) for hundreds of years.
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Alyx is clearly a female character (just get a look at NPCs) and NPCs aren’t really in a position to choose their pronouns.
While English is not my native la gauge I did pay attention in English class and was clearly taught that “they” is for the plural. While people might want to change that grammatical rule from now on it is very Orwellian to try to pretend that it has always been the case in English 
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But I guess I got the answer to my question…
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Well english is my native language and they has been interchangable with he / she (Even for people you know) throughout my lifetime.
You wouldn’t typically use it to refer to someone who is present in the conversation but it’s quite common to use it as a sort of indicator of separation.
“Oh they’re over there by the bar”
“Oh she’s over there by the bar”
Both perfectly acceptable.
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You were taught wrong, my friend. Chaucer used singular “they” as did Shakespeare. It’s been common usage down my way for at least 40 years.
Edit: this kind of mistake is common when learning a language, as slang, local dialects and day-to-day casual use of words often don’t match up with formal rules.
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This has only started to cause confusion since they/them was added as a pronoun. For years we’ve used ‘they’ without issue 
English is confusing at the best of times. 
That’s because when you’re taught language as a 2nd language you’ll be taught it the easiest/most formal version.
And:
We will note that they has been in consistent use as a singular pronoun since the late 1300s; that the development of singular they mirrors the development of the singular you from the plural you (from merriam-webster)
Ok guys I checked and what you are saying is not correct.
There are indeed instances of “they” being used for singular from time to time since 1300 but this was judged bad form by scholars and by the 1700s it was ruled out.
“They” as singular only re-emerged recently and only as part of the gender issues movement. It is new and the fact that the grammatical mistake was occasionally made between 1300 and 1700 does not change that.
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How do you refer to a person who’s gender is unknown? You can’t say she or he unless you know their gender. The polite way to address them is by using “they”.
English, like many languages, has what’s called a “polite plural”. Similarily, you will find “We” used instead of “I” when a person of high status is involved.
For example the King might use “We” when writing an official letter to the people as to emphasize their status as leader.
You will also find that in religious scriptures God addresses people and uses the “We” instead of “I” to specifically highlight His greatness and importance.
It’s been in common use in England for at least the last 20 years.
Source: I live here.
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In my country there isnt words to differentiate those. Its just “hän” which means both him/her. Everyone are also just covered in winter clothes half of the year 
Haha, I love that! XD Winter is awesome
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