A brief history of singular ‘they’
The Oxford English Dictionary traces singular they back to 1375, where it appears in the medieval romance William and the Werewolf.
How Old is ‘Haha’? The Sound of Medieval Laughter
Surviving in multiple copies, Ælfric’s work is not only the oldest Latin grammar written in English (or, indeed, any vernacular language), but it’s also been described as ‘one of the…
random number generators
anxiously rolling a handful of dice and starting to sweat.
Bisan Owda Peabody Award
Bisan Owda has just won one of broadcast journalism’s highest honors – the Peabody Award – for her work with AJ+. Bisan is currently facing intense Israeli bombardment in Rafah…