CORK, WINE, AND CONTAINER
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Over one hundred years ago Michael’s grandfather, John Francis Houlihan, left his hometown of Limerick, Ireland, heading for the port city of Cork where he boarded a cattle steamer bound for America. The only passage he could afford was above deck, so in order to... THEY AND THEIR, NOT “HE OR SHE,” OR “HIS OR HERS”
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
Progressive writers and speakers have been striving for “gender neutrality” for some time now, so as to not favor one or the other. Sounds simple enough until you get into the onerous choices that are available in “proper” English. For instance, when you say “Hi!” to...