Barbara McClintock
February 18, 2020 by Barbara McClintock | 5 Comments on The Singular “They” — Conjugations and Some Particularities
Conjugating the singular “they” Gender-neutral writing is fairly new. The Canadian government started using the terms “gender” or “gender identity” when referring to a person’s sex (unless referring to anatomical characteristics related to reproduction or development) in Canadian legislation in 2017. Most writers in Canada already avoid using “he” and “his” because readers understand these […]
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