He, she or they? Here's why some folks are saying, "All of the above." (Images by Getty; Illustration by Alex Cochran) First there were the traditional pronouns: “she/her” and “he/him.” Then, in ...

What does it mean when someone wants to use “any pronouns” or “all pronouns”? To answer those questions, we need to understand what pronouns are — and why they matter to people. Over the past decade, ...

No pronoun belongs to any certain sex, meaning pronouns aren’t assigned to or just for males or females. In short, all pronouns are gender neutral. This belief has gained popularity as more schools ...

It wasn’t a joke. Or, at least, it wasn’t meant as a joke. “Today on International Pronouns Day,” tweeted the U.S. State Department on Wednesday, “we share why many people list pronouns on their email ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Some of the most common words in the English language have gender markers, including pronouns. But not all of them are binary.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He, she or they? Here's why some folks are saying, "All of the above." (Images by Getty; Illustration by Alex Cochran) First there ...