We (we the English-speaking world definitely, possibly other languages but definitely English) are having a problem with pronouns at present. Actually, it's not even remotely a new problem, but certain new factors are coming into play.

The Old Problem: We have only three third-person singular pronouns. 'They' covers third-person plural for every ( Read more... )

In our current times, the Information Age, literacy is more widespread than it has ever been. People who can read and write and have Internet access have all of human history and science at their fingertips. People who don't have those things...that's a tragedy, and one that I hope there are organizations out there trying to fix.

What is not tragic ( Read more... )