<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><a href="https://www.americandialect.org/2019-word-of-the-year-is-my-pronouns-word-of-the-decade-is-singular-they">https://www.americandialect.org/2019-word-of-the-year-is-my-pronouns-word-of-the-decade-is-singular-they</a><br></div><div></div></div><div><br></div><div>The American Dialect Society voted for "(my) pronouns" as its Word of the Year (2019) and singular “they” as its Word of the Decade (2010-2019). "(My) pronouns" was recognized for its use as an introduction for sharing one's set of personal pronouns (as in "pronouns: she/her"), while singular "they" was recognized for its growing use to refer to a known person whose gender identity is nonbinary. Singular "they" was previously selected by the ADS as the 2015 Word of the Year.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The full press release, including all winners, candidates, and vote tallies for all candidates, is here:</div><div><a href="https://www.americandialect.org/wp-content/uploads/2019-Word-of-the-Year-PRESS-RELEASE.pdf">https://www.americandialect.org/wp-content/uploads/2019-Word-of-the-Year-PRESS-RELEASE.pdf</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>--Ben Zimmer, Chair of the New Words Committee</div></div></div></div></div>