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<p>The Independent</p>
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<p>The Swedes are adding a gender-neutral pronoun to their dictionary </p>
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<p>There is linguistic joy in Sweden among the transgender community and campaigners against clunkiness. After years of debate and deliberation, the editor-in-chief of the Swedish Academy's official dictionary, SAOL, has added the word "hen" to its new edition
because he or sh- (oh wait, should that be "s/he", or "they…?") recognises the need for a gender-neutral pronoun.</p>
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<p>Full story:<br>
<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/the-swedes-are-adding-a-genderneutral-pronoun-to-their-dictionary-10137216.html">http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/the-swedes-are-adding-a-genderneutral-pronoun-to-their-dictionary-10137216.html</a></p>
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