Fri Nov 19, 2021 – 3:41 pm ESTFri Nov 19, 2021 – 3:55 pm EST
PARIS (LifeSiteNews) — A major French dictionary has introduced a gender-neutral pronoun in its online edition, sparking much controversy among French academics and politicians.
The new pronoun “iel” (and its variants “ielle,” “iels,” and “ielles”) was added a few weeks ago to the online edition of Le Petit Robert, one of the most famous and prestigious French dictionaries, often used in French schools by students and teachers alike as the main reference for word spelling and definitions.
The pronoun “iel” and its variants are a mix of the traditional French third person masculine and feminine pronouns: “il” and “elle” in the singular, and “ils” and “elles” in the plural.
The decision is currently sparking much controversy in France.
On Tuesday, François Jolivet, a French MP and member of Emmanuel Macron’s party La République en marche took to Twitter to contest the move. In his tweet, Jolivet included a letter he sent to the French Academy to express his disapproval.
“Le Petit Robert, a dictionary considered as a reference, just included the words “iel, ielle, iels, and ielles” on its website. Its
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