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Employers and landlords who intentionally and consistently ignore using pronouns such as “ze/hir” to refer to transgender workers and tenants who request them — may be subject to fines as high as $250 ...

The Department of Education on Friday put public schools across the country on notice that they could lose their federal funding if educators and staff use the wrong pronoun when addressing ...

What does it mean when someone wants to use “any pronouns” or “all pronouns”? To answer those questions, we need to understand what pronouns are — and why they matter to people. Over the past decade, ...

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Do you struggle to correctly use pronouns? If so, you may understandably be wary of the ACT English section. This portion of the ACT contains 75 questions, which you must answer in 45 minutes. More ...

Remember the last time you disagreed with someone? How many times did you hurl an accusatory ‘you’ at them? Or did 'me' and 'I' take center stage? These little function words can be surprisingly ...