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Jane Goodall's first scientific paper was sent back to her with amendments, the editor having replaced every "he"/"she" (referring to chimpanzees) with "it", and every "who" with "which". She changed them back, refusing to mark non-human animals as inferior.
https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2015/05/27/annals-of-animals-which-get-who/

#JaneGoodall #language #EnglishUsage #grammar #PoliticsOfLanguage #pronouns #science #animals

Stan Carey

@stancarey@mastodon.ie · 3 days ago

#JaneGoodall #language #EnglishUsage #grammar #PoliticsOfLanguage #pronouns #science #animals

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last week

Ed Sheeran’s on the map — literally. Tokyo’s “Oh! Ed!” campaign isn’t just PR, it’s a lesson in Japan’s playful spelling magic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/26/language/missing-vowels-japanese-language/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #grammar #vocabulary #edsheeran

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Autumn in Japan isn’t announced — it creeps in. And the language is built to catch every little change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/18/language/japanese-grammar-tekuru-teiku/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn3

Andrew Wooldridge 🚴‍♂️ boosted

AnneTheWriter

@AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com · last month

Bonus #DadJoke
“Knock knock.”

“Who’s there?”

“To.”

“To who?”

“Actually, it’s to whom.”

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Grammar #Spelling #Homonyms #Captchas #Captcha #DadJokes #GrammarJokes #Internet

Meme done in the style of a login screen. It reads, "Thank you for your interest in the internet. Please type the correct sequence of characters into the field below."

Under that are two "Captcha"-looking blocked texts. One reads "then" and the other reads "than." Under that, some text reads, "I would rather be hugged [blank] eaten."

Meme text reads, "So many people would be unable to use the internet again." — Meme done in the style of a login screen. It reads, "Thank you for your interest in the internet. Please type the correct sequence of characters into the field below." Under that are two "Captcha"-looking blocked texts. One reads "then" and the other reads "than." Under that, some text reads, "I would rather be hugged [blank] eaten." Meme text reads, "So many people would be unable to use the internet again."

AnneTheWriter

@AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com · last month

Bonus #DadJoke
“Knock knock.”

“Who’s there?”

“To.”

“To who?”

“Actually, it’s to whom.”

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Grammar #Spelling #Homonyms #Captchas #Captcha #DadJokes #GrammarJokes #Internet

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · last month

Group work chats can be helpful when it comes to small things, but at what point do Japanese workers think they step over the line? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/08/22/language/japan-work-harassment-line/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #grammar #jlptn2 #jlptn3 #jlptn4

Thomas Adam

@thomasadam@bsd.network · 2 months ago

Any #grammar folk here?

Bearing in mind I am British English, -- and this is my frame of reference for my question -- what's with the following construct?

"How Does This Even Work?"

It's the word "even" here which I find superfluous and odd. Had it been me, I would have said:

"How Does This Work?"

"Even" is unnecessary, adds nothing, and seems superfluous.

Can anyone explain even why to me, how or why, even, etc, why or even how we even have this? ;)

Robert Kingett

@WeirdWriter@caneandable.social · 2 months ago

In libreoffice, I replaced an auto correct entry to always replace a regular dash with the M Dash –. But now I’m being told that one should be used for very rare situations when it comes to dialogue. Any grammar experts know which one I should keep and which one I should get rid of? #Grammar