2015 Word of the Year is singular “they”
Read more: 2015 Word of the Year is singular “they”MARRIOTT MARQUIS, WASHINGTON D.C.—JAN. 8—In its 26th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted for they used as a gender-neutral singular pronoun as the Word of the Year for 2015. They was recognized by the society…
Nominations for 2015 Word of the Year posted
Read more: Nominations for 2015 Word of the Year postedNominations for the 2015 word of the year have been posted. The final vote will be held at 5:30 p.m. EST, Friday, January 8th, at the Marriott Marquis, Washington D.C., Shaw Room. You can still make nominations in person when…
UPDATED 1/7/16: Schedule and Abstracts for 2016 Annual Meeting in D.C.
Read more: UPDATED 1/7/16: Schedule and Abstracts for 2016 Annual Meeting in D.C.From Thursday, January 7, through Sunday, January 10, 2016, the American Dialect Society will hold its annual meeting at the new Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., hosted as usual by the Linguistic Society of America. The theme is “Dialect and…
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