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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This is your friendly professor Peter Shickalee.
The composer, musician, author and comedian Peter Shickeley died last week.
He was 88 years old.
Shickalee had a serious background in classical music.
He played the bassoon and got a master's degree in music from the Juilliard school and even taught there.
Over his long career, he composed more than 100 serious musical symphonies, choral and chamber works, and solo instrumentals.
He also wrote for film in the theater.
He supplied songs for the infamous Broadway musical O Calcutta and wrote the music for the cult science fiction movie silent running, which included songs sung by Joan.
Baez, hills of children running wild.
In.
The sun like a forest is your child.