Cover photo by Linkedin in Business People can have some seriously staunch opinions regarding the new[er] convention of using only one space after a period versus two. I had no idea something so seemingly innocuous could induce some people to such passionate emotions. Such defiance and outright denial. “You can pry my double spaces from my cold, deadContinue reading “The Controversy Surrounding Two Spaces vs. One [After a Period]”
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Why Are We Still Hating Singular “They”?
Cover photo by Karolina of Kaboompics In 2018, I’m not really sure why singular “they” is still not acceptable in formal writing when it has been used for hundreds of years in spoken as well as written English with no one, save the occasional uptight pedant or haughty English teacher, batting an eye. Tom Freeman ofContinue reading “Why Are We Still Hating Singular “They”?”
The Humble Pedant 