(RNS) — Writing last week in The New York Times, linguistics professor John McWhorter waxed enthusiastic about the advent of “they” as our all-purpose third-person-singular pronoun. As in, for example ...

Read about the longest English word without a vowel, Rhythm. Learn its meaning, origin, pronunciation, and examples of other ...

With the rise of anti-transgender legislation across the country—in sports, schools, even prisons—it comes as no surprise that the same anti-transgender rhetoric exists within journalism, especially ...

Anne Curzan is the Geneva Smitherman collegiate professor of English and linguistics at the University of Michigan, where she is also dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Some of ...

The nature of language is that it's constantly evolving—phrases that pervaded pop culture decades ago lose relevancy as new ones emerge. (When was the last time you said "far out" unironically?

Republican candidate for U.S. senator from Georgia and former NFL player Herschel Walker went on a rant opposing transgender rights where he claimed to not even know what a pronoun is. Flagpole, an ...

Because of my profession in communication, pronouns are a necessary evil. I consider myself transmasculine and uncomfortable with she/her pronouns. And even as someone who cut my teeth in newsrooms, ...

The music industry has long been a mirror of cultural identity and expression, but its reflection of equality has remained distorted. To answer the question of who is visible in today's music industry ...

Right-wing country singer Kyle Coulahan teased a new song on TikTok about his gripes with pronouns. TikTok users quickly pointed out that this song opened with a pronoun and proceeded to make fun of ...

English singer-songwriter Sam Smith and German singer-songwriter Kim Petras accept the award for best Best Pop Duo/Group Performance during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards The music industry has long ...