It is a three-letter word, as there are thousands of in dictionaries.
Last October, the personal pronoun "iel", a contraction of "he" and "she", was incorporated by Robert in his digital dictionary.
The definition of this newcomer:
"Personal pronoun subject of the third person singular and plural, used to refer to a person of any gender."
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Yves-Charles Zarka: "Inclusive writing: a tyranny imposed on the French language"
His discreet entrance has not prevented him from making a lot of noise for a few days.
"Inclusive writing is not the future of the French language",
declared the Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, contradicted by Élisabeth Moreno, Minister in charge of Equality between women and men , Diversity and Equal Opportunities:
"It is progress for people who want to recognize themselves in this pronoun."
Even the first lady, Brigitte Macron, added her two cents to the debate, judging that two pronouns, he and she, were sufficient.
Probationary period
How to explain that this "iel",
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