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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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