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On the Ted Radio hour, linguist Ann.
Curzan says she gets a lot of.
Complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.
I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me, but it can't be singular.
And I will say, but it is.
The history behind words causing a lot of debate.
That's on the Ted radio hour from NPR.
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I'm David B.
And Cooley.
The Academy Awards are Sunday and today we conclude our series of interviews with Oscar nominees.
The film Poor Things has been nominated for eleven oscars, including best picture, director, adapted screenplay, production design and actress and supporting actor.
Today we start with an interview with Emma Stone, who stars in the film.
Terry spoke with her in January.
Here's Terry.
My guest Emma Stone is nominated for an Oscar for her starring role in Poor Things.
She won an Oscar for for her performance in the movie musical La La Land, starring opposite Ryan Gosling, and was nominated for oscars for her performances in Birdman and the Favorite.
She co stars in the new streaming series the Curse.
She's been acting since she was eleven and was so determined to make acting a central part of her life she convinced her parents to let her be homeschooled so she could devote more time to acting, and then convinced him at the age of 15 to go to LA so she could go to auditions.
Although she did not have a conventional high school experience, she first became known for two movies about high school kids, Superbad and Easy A.