Online Class Notes (George)[R]
Today we focused on:
we focused on general speaking about adventures and weather and read.
Reading
The Pronoun ‘They’ – Level 6
Merriam-Webster stated that the use of “they” in place of “he” or “she” recognizes people who did not “conform to an expected gender expression, or who seemed to be neither male nor female”. It added: “We’ve struggled to find the right language to describe these people, and in particular, the right pronouns.” It points out that the word “they” has been used as a singular pronoun since the late 1300s. William Shakespeare used it in this way in the early 17th century. In 1898, the playwright George Bernard Shaw wrote in his play Antony and Cleopatra that: “No man goes to battle to be killed….But they do get killed.” Merriam-Webster says that today, “nearly everyone uses the singular “they” in casual conversation”.
Vocabulary
sandstorm:
storm of heavy wind carrying sand
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