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“(I must note that the copy editor for this book, upon reading this section, actually allowed me to use singular they throughout the book. Here’s to them in awed gratitude!)”
― Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
― Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
“In an ideal world, the time English speakers devote to steeling themselves against, and complaining about, things like Billy and me, singular they, and impact as a verb would be better spent attending to genuine matters of graceful oral and written expression.”
― Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
― Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
“When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.”
― Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
― Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions
“He always accuses me of trying to look'cool', I was like, 'everybody tries to look cool, I just happen to be successful.”
― Ghost World
― Ghost World
“Linguists traditionally observe that esteemed writers have been using they as a gender-neutral pronoun for almost a thousand years. As far back as the 1400s, in the Sir Amadace story, one finds the likes of Iche mon in thayre degree (“Each man in their degree”).”
― Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
― Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
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