Talk about belated recognition. At its meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 7, the American Dialect Society voted to make the 600-year-old pronoun "they" their word of the year for 2015. Or more ...

This week, I was at a dinner party with a dozen or so accomplished journalists. There are many things I enjoy about hanging out with journalists, including (but in no way limited to): (a) they ask ...

There’s a debate among wordsmiths over something called the "singular they". That’s the gender-neutral pronoun, an alternative to the pronouns "he" and "she". An example: A parent wants their child to ...

Conflicts are always brewing in the grammar world. This time, I'm talking about the singular "they." I'll need a little time to explain the concept. Have patience. A sentence often starts with a ...

This weeks “Letter from the Editor” addresses the changing use of the pronoun “they.” Therese Bottomly, editor and vice president of The Oregonian/OregonLive, reached out by email to Devin Grammon, a ...

To the editor: The only issue I have with the acceptance of the singular “they” is that it is not used with a singular verb. Without exception, the examples provided in Jen Manion’s op-ed article ...

Youth Radio’s Desmond Meagley doesn’t identify as as male or female. So when it comes to pronouns, people are often confused. When I tell someone my preferred pronouns are they/them/their, I never ...