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He, She Or Hen? Sweden's New Gender-Neutral Pronoun — Aspen Public Radio

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Key
aspen-public-radio-2015-hen
Issued
2015-3-27
Type
webpage
Container
Aspen Public Radio
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  "title": "He, She Or Hen? Sweden's New Gender-Neutral Pronoun",
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Claims

  1. The Swedish Academy added the pronoun hen to its official dictionary in 2015, among 13,000 new words; the dictionary editor said it is in use and fills a function.
    "It is a word which is in use and without a doubt fills a function."
    Quote language: en
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