Gendered language that is rooted in our everyday life may be a sensitive subject to deal with, but if we start today by looking for inclusive alternatives when we speak and write, or even when we are working with our clients or teaching our students, I trust we can contribute to changing attitudes for the better.
我們在中小學英文課上學到的，通常都是如「 They did it themselves. （他們自己做。）」和「 They treat themselves some ice-cream. （他們以雪糕獎勵自己。）」等句子。今次《「語」您講》講究竟「themselves」是否永遠都是正確的。
Back in the days, I suppose the majority of us were taught phrases such as “They did it themselves.” and “They treat themselves some ice-cream.” In this Ed’s Elevenses blog post, let’s find out whether “themselves” is always the preferred reflexive pronoun or not.
「你的代名詞是甚麼？」已成為一般展開對話的方式之一。而這個問題的答案確實已經成為社交媒體上重要的一欄。今次《「語」您講》，我們將會簡要介紹「he」、「she」、「s/he」與「they」的用法。
“What’s your pronoun?” has become a polite way with which to start a conversation nowadays. In this blog post, we will look into the use of “he”, “she” or “s/he” versus that of “they”.
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