@dr.esme.louise: Send this to the person in your life who needs a revision lesson on pronouns 📚 Two of the main values I live by are compassion and education. Sadly, I think the recent “war on pronouns” is generated by a lack of both of those qualities when it comes to the topic. Language is constantly evolving. Even still, in the long history of the English language, this is a pretty minimal change. For instance, we have used “they / them” as a singular pronoun since the 1300s - sometimes even to connote gender neutrality. We continue to use it in our everyday life without even realising it. This recent hysteria, largely driven by clickbait media, has made a lot of people mad about an imaginary issue. It’s as illogical as being angry about nouns or nicknames. It is scary how quickly such ill-founded arguments can be spread, creating anger from a place of ignorance. But that’s okay! That’s why educators are here to set the record straight. 📚 #pronouns #theythem #LearnOnTikTok #EnglishLesson #educator

Dr. Esmé Louise James

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Wednesday 15 March 2023 07:42:26 GMT