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<p>The previous post about pronouns highlighted for me a recent development with respect to pronouns in Swedish. Here's an article about it:</p>
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<p>Slate</p>
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<p>Sweden’s New Gender-Neutral Pronoun: Hen</p>
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<p>Just days after International Women's Day a new pronoun, hen (pronounced like the bird in English), was added to the online version of the country’s National Encyclopedia. The entry defines hen as a "proposed gender-neutral personal pronoun instead of he
[han in Swedish] and she [hon]."The National Encyclopedia announcement came amid a heated debate about gender neutrality that has been raging in Swedish newspaper columns and TV studios and on parenting blogs and feminist websites.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/04/hen_sweden_s_new_gender_neutral_pronoun_causes_controversy_.html">http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/04/hen_sweden_s_new_gender_neutral_pronoun_causes_controversy_.html</a></p>
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