The singular pronoun 'they' has been named word of the decade
the words of the year chosen by dictionary and language organisations over the last couple of years speak volumes about the world we live in. But what about deciding upon a singular word to encapsulate a whole decade?has joined its fellow organisations in naming a word of the year pronouns” for 2019), but to mark the end of the 2010’s, they have also chosen a word they believe represents the past decade: “they”.
“When a basic part of speech like pronouns becomes a vital indicator of social trends, linguists pay attention,” Ben Zimmer, chair of the American Dialect Society’s New Words Committee,“The selection of ‘ pronouns’ as word of the year speaks to how the personal expression of gender identity has become an increasing part of our shared discourse,” he continued.
Other words shortlisted by the American Dialect Society for Word of the Decade included “#BlackLivesMatter”, “#MeToo” and “woke”. The naming of “they” as the word of the decade comes after the Merriam-Webster dictionary named the word
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