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Welcome to the 21st annual American Copy Editors Society national conference March 23-25, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo courtesy Visit St. Petersburg/Clearwater)
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Thursday, March 23 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm
A Progressive Prescription: Epicene Pronouns and Style

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Named “Word of the Year” in 2015 by the American Dialect Society, the singular “they” is gaining ground as a movement within language. This session reviews the history of the epicene pronoun in American style manuals, focusing on the Associated Press Stylebook and the Chicago Manual of Style, and how this history has conflicted with both spoken and written usage. As we prepare to accept the singular “they” in all forms of writing, copy editors need to understand the ground upon which they stand and the road forward.
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Sandra Schaefer

director of communications development, University of Illinois
Sandra Schaefer is a language professional in many areas. Right now, she's helping accounting students prepare for workplace communications at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois. Her research focuses on feminist theory and its applications on language change within... Read More →

Thursday March 23, 2017 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
St. Petersburg III
  Diversity & Inclusive Language

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