Why It Can be Hard to Get Pronouns Right, According to Linguistics

A pronoun slip can be embarrassing, especially if you pride yourself on being generally good at using the language people have asked you to use. Why do pronoun slips happen, and why do we seem to mess up pronouns more than names or other gendered words?

2023-06-21 01:29

Canada demands Meta lift 'reckless' ban on news to allow fires info to be shared

By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Canadian government on Friday demanded that Meta lift a "reckless" ban on domestic news

2023-08-19 03:25

George Michael didn't want Wham! to overshadow solo career

Andrew Ridgeley has revealed his former Wham! bandmate George Michael was worried about the band's success 'overshadowing' his slo career

2023-07-29 15:22

'Gonna make his uncle proud': Michael Jackson's nephew Jafaar Jackson wows fans as he channels King of Pop for biopic

Jaafar Jackson was recently spotted rehearsing for the upcoming biopic 'Michael' where he portrays his uncle, Michael Jackson

2023-11-29 20:24

Andrew Tate discloses he is 'banned globally' from every banking institution, Internet says 'he lost relevancy'

Andrew Tate asserts that he is 'on a politically exposed persons list' and is 'not allowed to have a bank account anywhere'

2023-10-16 16:28

Sandra Bullock denied snubbing Clint Eastwood over ‘unsellable’ $216M Oscar-winning film: ‘I couldn’t get it made’

Sandra Bullock said she couldn't get 'Million Dollar Baby' made so she moved on after several failed attempts

2023-06-15 16:50

'Barry' Season 4 Episode 6 Review: Is Barry okay? Former hitman knocked out at Cousineau's house

Barry is set to execute the plan to kill Cousineau, but he doesn't know something more diabolical is waiting for him

2023-05-15 11:49

JK Rowling shares she would 'happily do two years' for her transphobic views, Internet says 'lock her up'

The Labour Party has says they will make misgendering an 'aggravated offence' if it comes to power

2023-10-20 20:59

Michael Mann: House of Gucci did not influence Adam Driver's Ferrari casting

'Ferrari' director Michael Mann has explained that his decision to cast Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari was not impacted by his depiction of Italian fashion designer Maurizio Gucci in the film 'House of Gucci'.

2023-11-23 18:59

Michael Jackson's moonwalk hat up for auction

Just before performing his famous moonwalk dance for the first time, Michael Jackson tossed his hat to the side of the stage. Four decades later...

2023-09-19 16:27

'Not 1 segment on Biden?': 'Morning Joe' slammed as show tweets 'Trump's busy calendar' after date for 2020 election trial announced

'Morning Joe' took a dig at Donald Trump by creating a busy calendar for him, which mentions all the legal troubles he will be facing in the comings months

2023-08-13 09:48

Is Joy Behar OK? 'The View' host recalls scary incident that drove ABC show to change its chairs

After Mitch McConnell froze up during a news conference, the incident prompted the co-hosts to discuss some of their own scary mishaps on ‘The View'

2023-07-28 12:16