singular they

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May 012011
 

[P]rior to the begin­ning of the pre­script­ive gram­mar move­ment in Eng­lish, sin­gu­lar ‘they’ was both accep­ted and wide­spread … Con­tinue reading »

don’t call me [chair]man

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May 012011
 

Why should we use inclus­ive language?

1. it’s the right thing to do! Con­tinue reading »

the name’s debra (no capitals)

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May 012011
 

ini­tial cap­it­als are a con­ven­tion, not a law!

the bauhaus move­ment was obsessed with effi­cency. eg they abol­ished cap­ital
let­ters because mov­ing your fin­ger over to the shift key took extra time. Con­tinue reading »

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