January 4, 2020 9:15 PM

Neutral pronoun 'they' voted Word of the Decade

Neutral pronoun 'they' has been voted word of the decade by US language experts, beating out other contenders.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' &quot;They&quot; is used in English by a growing number of non-binary individuals, people who do not identify as either male or female. They prefer the plural neutral pronoun to bypass using the pronouns &quot;he&quot; or &quot;she&quot;.<br />'' <br />'' Ben Zimmer, head of the American Dialect Society...

January 4, 2020 9:15 PM

Neutral pronoun 'they' voted Word of the Decade

Neutral pronoun 'they' has been voted word of the decade by US language experts, beating out other contenders.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' &quot;They&quot; is used in English by a growing number of non-binary individuals, people who do not identify as either male or female. They prefer the plural neutral pronoun to bypass using the pronouns &quot;he&quot; or &quot;she&quot;.<br />'' <br />'' Ben Zimmer, head of the American Dialect Society...