SPRINGFIELD — Merriam-Webster has added definitions of “they” and “themself” as singular, gender-neutral pronouns to its online dictionary, throwing the weight of the 180-year-old dictionary behind ...

There are two stated reasons why the Associated Press has rewritten its — its, not their — much-vaunted stylebook to allow for “they” instead of “it”: The first is stupid — that pretty much everyone ...

The recent For Women Scotland case showed how emphasising gender in legislation can lead to a guddle. Most Acts try to avoid gender altogether. The Interpretation Act 1978 states that words importing ...

Two weeks ago, we started the series on word classes. And last week, we delved into report writing. I thought it would be useful to intersperse the series, so we go back to word classes this week. We ...

In the 17th century, they also suspected that the rules of grammar stood between them and a society of equals. By Teresa M. Bejan Dr. Bejan is a professor of political theory. Pronouns are the most ...

OK, fellow wordy types: See if you can spot the grammar mistake I fixed when editing the following sentence. “Our team wrote, published and promoted a series of 12 human interest stories that each ...

“Every one of us have a role to play” or “Every one of us has a role to play”? “A bunch of students were waiting outside” or “a bunch of students was waiting outside”? “It is I who am here” or “It is ...