It is a well-known truth among linguists that so long as English is changing — which it always is — there will be people who are belly-aching about it, warning that if things keep going as they are, ...

SAN DIEGO, Dec. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Singular Genomics Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMIC) (“Singular Genomics” or the “Company”), a company leveraging novel next-generation sequencing (NGS) and ...

On Tuesday, Merriam-Webster selected its word of the year, not some viral neologism like post-truth or selfie but a word that has been around since the Middle Ages: the pronoun they. Pronouns are ...

Singular Genomics (OMIC) Systems announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby an affiliate of Deerfield Management Company, will acquire Singular Genomics in an all-cash ...

Let's talk about something. Let's talk about the "singular" they. That's when a writer or a speaker — a he or a she — is discussing someone who might be either a he or a she (it's unknown, or the ...

In its latest edition, the Associated Press Stylebook -- a widely used reference for journalists -- is embracing the use of “they” as a singular pronoun. “We offer new advice for two reasons: ...

Talk about belated recognition. At its meeting in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 7, the American Dialect Society voted to make the 600-year-old pronoun "they" their word of the year for 2015. Or more ...

The venerable Merriam-Webster dictionary has declared the word “they” its 2019 word of the year. The singular they and its many supporters have won and it’s here to stay. Despite what many language ...

Google’s John Mueller discussed why Google showed different results for the singular and plural versions of the same keyword phrase. Many SEOs recommend adding synonyms to content, including the ...

Google’s John Mueller was asked about why Google ranks different pages for singular and plural versions of keywords. John gave details on why Google’s algorithm treated plural keywords differently ...