EPISODE · Sep 2, 2020 · 36 MIN
#4 That Manhole Is Now a Maintenance Hole
from The Edge · host California magazine
After the Berkeley city council votes to remove gender from the municipal code, Laura and Leah decide to investigate how language changes with the times. They talk to two non-binary students about the singular pronoun “they” and linguist Geoffrey Nunberg about what language will stick, what’s a fad, and why language matters. Finally, UC Berkeley sociologist Cristina Mora talks about the origins of Latinx and why she uses it.Support the show
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After the Berkeley city council votes to remove gender from the municipal code, Laura and Leah decide to investigate how language changes with the times. They talk to two non-binary students about the singular pronoun “they” and linguist Geoffrey Nunberg about what language will stick, what’s a fad, and why language matters. Finally, UC Berkeley sociologist Cristina Mora talks about the origins of Latinx and why she uses it. Support the show
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