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For some things a word is necessary, and there will be a version in any language. So, even though the word is made up, the concept it...

Artificial as in a product of human creation, not a product of the laws of nature.

Yes, I think a lot of the reason it is such a big deal for Luis is because they are a native Spanish speaker. And when you learn a...

William Shakespeare, so woke!

English is, per usual, very peculiar. Languages like Hungarian or Tagalog that have no linguistic gender at all don't have this...

There's also the fact that spoken Chinese lacks gender in pronouns, it's even less gendered than English overall, you'll notice that...

I did not know, but it makes the point that you can do without the things and nothing breaks. Gendered pronouns are an artificial...

Remember, when DaggerHeart sells much faster than anticipated it's taken as wildly positive, but when WotC sells out of both current...

Did you know that, historically, "They," as a SINGULAR NOUN, dates back ALL THE WAY to 1375? Shakesphere, Chaucer, and Austen sure do...

It looks like a covered over part of the building infrastructure: gas/water/air or some such. The decorative cornice suggests it’s an...

I think you at least need a free level account to download the pdfs. I think it’s technically possible to fill in the survey without an...

Historically, “romance” has been used as a synonym for “female viewpoint”.

As someone who has had to do written customer support for customers with names that I had zero cultural context to even make a guess at...

Gendered pronouns are pretty much obsolete, when so much communication is digital, and there is, theoretically, no differentiation...