‘Yo’ Being Used As ‘Gender-Neutral Pronoun’ - Big News Day

Street term ‘Yo’ is being used by kids as a gender-neutral replacement for ‘he’ and ’she’, according to researchers.Language experts in the US say since at least 2004 students have been saying “yo” as a substitute for gender specific pronouns and the trend is growing.

After previous attempts to introduce a gender-neutral pronoun failed, researchers suggested “yo” could become commonly used.

Experts said the growth of the word’s usage in this way was remarkable as it was a “grass-roots phenomenon”.

In slightly related news, The Gap is now using faux shipping crates to prop all their merchandise up on.  The kicker is, they are all emblazoned with the stores name on them and the text “NINETEEN-SIXTY NINE.”

That hyphen is so dramatically in the wrong place.

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