tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post370117426606410547..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Onward to gender neutral pronoun usage!janinsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-15270552387263137282011-05-21T14:53:17.867-07:002011-05-21T14:53:17.867-07:00I've used some form of "they" for a ...I've used some form of "they" for a good while; in fact, I remember being told that it was something like "acceptable but rare," which was a way of saying that it was frowned upon by grammar prigs but, well, no, (mumble, mumble) it wasn't actually <i>wrong</i>, and all.<br /><br />I also remember in the '60s some people trying to promote the use of the coined word "co" as a pronoun to be used in place of "he" or "him" when those did not specifically refer to a male person. I'm glad that one never went anywhere.Lotushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774266443353774752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-6604233168099557622011-05-20T05:57:29.147-07:002011-05-20T05:57:29.147-07:00The Malaysian/Indonesian language employs the pron...The Malaysian/Indonesian language employs the pronoun "dia" which is not gender specific and is used for both he or she.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com