Did automobiles replacing horses, diminishing horse population, diminishing horse suffering – as a consequence of work forced upon the animals. Is that moral win for horses; less suffering? Although their population is vastly smaller than 130 years ago.

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    you got that right. pronoun antecedent issues

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      I wonder if some languages have a way to avoid it. Maybe different pronouns for the subject and object?

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        Not knowing anything, I would guess some languages just don’t have pronouns or our equivalent

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            None of us considered the fact I said “neigh-bour”

            🤔

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          If pronouns didn’t exist we would have to invent them.

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          If pronouns didn’t exist we would have to invent them.

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          If pronouns didn’t exist we would have to invent them.

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          If pronouns didn’t exist we would have to invent them.