[Ads-l] Grant Barrett on Dictionary.com switching to singular "they"

[Barretts Mail]

'Grant Barrett, head of lexicography at Dictionary.com, told Mashable that the move reflects a broader shift in all forms of publishing that's been building for the last decade.

Barrett said that "they" is a signal to readers that any gender identity can be represented in an entry, including nonbinary and gender nonconforming.

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"Language doesn't change everywhere, all at once, for everyone," he noted. "There's always going to be friction." '


See the rest at 
https://mashable.com/article/dictionary-update-they
Dictionary.com embraces 'they,' adds hundreds of new words
by Rebecca Ruiz
6 Sep 2023

Benjamin Barrett (he/his/him)
Formerly of Seattle, WA
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