September 15, 2006
Huh? A Pronoun That Goes Both Ways
One of the annoying quirks of the English language is the lack of a gender-neutral third-person-singular pronoun. It forces writers to use stuffy alternatives like "one" or awkward constructions like "he or she."
Fortunately, D.N. DeLuna has a solution: Hu.
Yes, hu.
Ms. DeLuna teaches writing part time at the Johns Hopkins University and recently founded the Archangul Foundation to promote the usage of the gender-neutral, or epicene, pronoun. She is also the editor of The
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