Merriam-Webster dictionary crowns ‘nonbinary’ pronoun ‘they’ as 2019 ‘word of the year’

I gotta tell ya, I find myself hoping for the giant meteor on a regular basis now.

The idea that the singular they, which has been in use in English for almost 700 years now (yes, really) is somehow to be considered a 'new' word because it is now being connected with 'non-binary' people is the silliest thing I've heard since I first heard about the existence of 'non-binary' people.

Fenwick said:

I gotta tell ya, I find myself hoping for the giant meteor on a regular basis now.

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Giant meteor. Nuclear war with Russia. Alien invasion. There are a lot of possibilities to choose from.

thecolorsblend said:

Giant meteor. Nuclear war with Russia. Alien invasion. There are a lot of possibilities to choose from.

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How about all of the above? No loose ends.

I hereby nominate “stupid” as the word of the year.