A transgender and gender-nonconforming listener wonders if there’s a gender-neutral term for “aunt” or “uncle.” Some people have suggested pibling, meaning the “sibling of one’s parent.” Others have proposed baba, titi, bibi, zizi, unty or untie, or...
A U.S. Forest Service firefighter in Lakeland, Florida, also teaches classes on chainsaw safety, and wants to make sure he’s using gender-neutral pronouns when doing so. The epicene pronoun they will work just fine. This is part of a complete...
The term Latinx, pronounced Lah-TEEN-ex, gained traction in 2016 as a gender-neutral, non-binary alternative to Latino and/or Latina. A variant is Latin@. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Latinx” Another possible word of the year...
Lady, woman, and girl carry different signals depending on speaker, listener, age, number, and setting. Rachel, a 22-year-old from upstate New York, heard a hostel roommate described as a lady and pictured someone older. Her Wisconsin friend meant...
What’s the female equivalent of a man cave? Some people are promoting the term she shed. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Man Cave and She Shed” We’ve heard about man caves. Do you have a man cave, Grant? I’ve got a tiny spot in...
As more transgender people are publicly recognized, what pronouns should we use to describe them? The best thing to do is find a polite way to ask how someone would like to be addressed. Epicene pronouns like they, ze, and others have had a hard...
