Ask Amy: Teen struggles with besting her ‘bestie’
Dear Amy: Furthering your ongoing discussion about using gender-neutral pronouns, in Finnish, there is no gendered pronoun.
They simply use "hän" — for any human!
My great-grandmother, who was born in Finland, never got the hang of “she” versus “he” and now I know why!
Maybe Americans could adopt "han" to be truly gender neutral.
– Han Man
Dear Han: According to a recent story in the Washington Post, countries around the world are wrestling with ways to adopt gender-neutral language. As I have read a little bit about the Finnish language, culture, and countryside, it made me want to book my ticket.
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