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The preface to Carson's book explains that the autobiography is a chronological compilation of King's writings. Carson says he made minor changes in grammar, such as changing verb tenses, pronouns, references to time and spelling.
But none of the proposed solutions seems adequate, and a writer who chooses to confront the problem at all (I'll pass, thanks) may find that "he" and "his" are still the best. The problem stems from the fact that language, though evolving, remains in many ways stubborn and resistant...
True, pronouns like "thee" and "thou" have basically disappeared from common usage. But as Associate Professor of Linguistics Bert Vaux says, "Language has a mind of its own...Changes can not be willed by people; they almost always arise unconsciously." In other words, those who might wish to introduce the...
Speaking of womyn, I have not forgotten another option: using "she" and "her" exclusively for all gender-unspecific pronouns. This construction sticks out just as much as, if not more than, the repeated use of "he." But that may be the point. People should call attention to the fact that...
Of course, language doesn't call women "sluts"; people do. Changing language can only succeed insofar as we change the attitudes of those who speak it. Otherwise, people will consider linguistic alterations a laughable outgrowth of political correctness, forced upon them by an overly sensitive establishment. Society will remain just...