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\nI would just add that language has a life of its own.\u00a0 You can\u2019t just change it at will.\n

Have you actually ever used any of these new pronouns?\u00a0 Or heard them used?\u00a0 Or seen them written?<\/p>\n

And how , other than Facebook<\/a>, do you know which gender a person is choosing and what pronouns that person insists on?<\/p><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"