It is a well-known truth among linguists that so long as English is changing — which it always is — there will be people who are belly-aching about it, warning that if things keep going as they are, ...

For many years as a law professor, I took pains to refer to individuals as "he or she" to maintain inclusivity in the classroom. More recently, I have begun using "they" for all persons in my ...

When Sam Smith came out as gender nonbinary earlier this year, telling Jameela Jamil on her Instagram interview series, “I am not male or female. I think I float somewhere in between,” Smith also ...

In its latest edition, the Associated Press Stylebook -- a widely used reference for journalists -- is embracing the use of “they” as a singular pronoun. “We offer new advice for two reasons: ...

What are we going to do about irksome sentences like these that pair a singular pronoun with a plural pronoun? Everyone proposes their/his/her/his or her own solution, but each pitch has a hitch: The ...