what is singular they 13 Flashcards
antecedent
any model that comes before you
masculine
men natural behavior
the second wave feminists of the 1950 objected to this
oppose, against something
a *convention that lasted decades
cultural habit
the phrase she or he is mouthful
difficult to say /pronounce
or alternating he and she
the change between two things
no gender neutral
don’t take any side
People tried to introduce zhe but they havent caught on
something becomes popular
thats the diffe between prescriptive and descriptive
make an order by standard /authority
prescriptive & descriptive
language use in real life situations
all except the stodgiest linguists
very old fashioned people who specialize in language
the merriam webster dictionary followed suit naming they
follow whatever someone doing
the pronoun “you” has undergone
you go through something
controversy
debatable
grammarians
smone who study grammar
testament to the way language
proof of something
that language can evolve
evolution
pronouns and possessive
his hers mine
this is an opportunity to incorporate gender neutral
to combine smth
gender neutral language is a language that avoids bias
prejudice
offend
hurt someone feelings
discriminate against
always against
oppress
put someone down
language demonstrates your commitment to inclusion
commit to
doesn’t exclude everyone
A 2018 Pew Research
finding of resources
equivalents
something that’s equal
outdated
up to date
people whose gender identity doesn’t not conform to the gender binary
follow the rules / norms
tackle
deal with smth difficult
alternatively
other way / solution
if you not sure, try to always err on the side of
choose caution over risk
