Last December, we bid goodbye to the second decade of the 21st century. Many things have happened in the decade of 2010-19. And the most significant achievement would be gender-neutral terms. Though, we are yet to achieve more in this segment; we can proudly say the efforts of feminists and human rights activists were seen in the past decade. There are a number of words which stand out. However, the American Dialect Society (ADS) has declared that one word in particular, which has had an enormous impact. ADS have named 슬롯사이트they슬롯사이트� gender-neutral pronoun as the 슬롯사이트Word of the Decade.슬롯사이트�슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Brisbane School Opens Gender Neutral Toilets For Students, Gets Severely Criticised by Parents.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천

The singular 슬롯사이트they슬롯사이트� have a long history in the English language, but the term as a non-binary pronoun is comparatively new. 'They' is the third-person plural but also used with a singular meaning. Recently, the word has been co-opted into the gender identity movement. The pronouns 슬롯사이트he슬롯사이트� or 슬롯사이트she슬롯사이트� can be replaced with 슬롯사이트they슬롯사이트� when the gender of a person referred to is unknown. ADS has been compiling Words of the Year for the past 30 years, voted on the top of the 2010s at an annual meeting in New Orleans.

Word of the Decade:

ADS chairperson, Ben Zimmer, was quoted in media reports as saying, 슬롯사이트When a basic part of speech like the pronoun becomes a vital indicator of social trends, linguists pay attention.슬롯사이트� Zimmer added, 슬롯사이트The selection of 슬롯사이트�(my) pronouns슬롯사이트� as Word of the Year speaks to how the personal expression of gender identity has become an increasing part of our shared discourse.슬롯사이트�

슬롯사이트�#BlackLivesMatter,슬롯사이트� 슬롯사이트�#MeToo,슬롯사이트� 슬롯사이트meme,슬롯사이트� 슬롯사이트woke슬롯사이트� and 슬롯사이트emoji were all on the shortlist for Word of the Decade, whereas words running for 2019 Word of the Year title included, 슬롯사이트cancel슬롯사이트� and 슬롯사이트OK boomer.슬롯사이트� ADS chose 슬롯사이트my슬롯사이트� as Word of the Year 2019 and 슬롯사이트Quid pro quo,슬롯사이트� as the Political Word of the Year.

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