Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People’s language and beliefs contribute to the societal use of pronouns of “he,” “she,” and “they,” according to a new university ...

Most of us use pronouns frequently in speaking and writing. We are familiar with most types and therefore use them almost without thinking, (e.g., “I,” ”we,” and “they.“) What may surprise you, ...

Purchase this and other timeless New Criterion essays in our hard-copy reprint series. Philosophers of language spend a lot of time debating the ins and outs of the semantics of names. I am a linguist ...

You may have heard of the singular “they/them” pronouns, often used by non-binary people as a gender-neutral pronoun in place of “she/her” and “he/him”. But while more and more people are becoming ...

Two weeks ago, we started the series on word classes. And last week, we delved into report writing. I thought it would be useful to intersperse the series, so we go back to word classes this week. We ...

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“I present as feminine and people may assume that I use she/her pronouns. For me, that’s OK, but using they/them would be more validating to me.” CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com A colleague ...