Gender Neutral French Is Not An Affront To The Language

Masculin ou féminin? Le ou la? Ils ou elles? For native english speakers, the idea of gendered articles and nouns in language is quite literally a foreign concept. However, even the most inexperienced of learners has a basic understanding of the role gender plays in the French language.So in a world that is increasingly moving away from traditional ideas of gender, how are languages like French adapting? Last year, newspapers including the Times and the Independent reported that the adopt