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Merriam-Webster adds gender-neutral ‘they’ to dictionary

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Merriam-Webster adds gender-neutral ‘they’ to dictionary
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  • Merriam-Webster announced on Tuesday that its definition of “they” would include its usage as a singular pronoun for gender-nonbinary people.
  • The singular “they” has become an increasingly common option for people who don’t strongly identify as either male or female and want to avoid the more strictly gendered pronouns “he” and “she.”
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