Editor's Note: Ask a teacher what he or she did this summer and he or she (or should I say they) will tell you that a good deal of time is spent prepping for the next school year. Educators will also ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to New York University professor Marcia Pally about former President Donald Trump's use of the word "they" when referring to immigrants and his political rivals. We have ...

Dictionary.com is updating entries to default to "they," instead of "he" or "she," when a pronoun is used. Credit: Shutterstock / Tama2u The lexicographers and editors at Dictionary.com know a ...

The word "they" is displayed on a computer screen on Dec. 6, 2019, in New York. On Tuesday, Merriam-Webster selected its word of the year, not some viral neologism like post-truth or selfie but a word ...