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Editing Fiction Containing Gender-Neutral Pronouns
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Every person has the right to choose the pronouns that align with
their own sense of self. This has implications for fiction editors.
Normative pronoun use centres objective perception, meaning
characters' pronouns are prescribed. A conscious‑language
approach centres subjective identity, meaning those pronouns
are
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Release dateDec 13, 2023
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