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"She" goes missing from presidential language - 1 views

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started by nataliekaku22 on 12 May 21
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    This study was conducted to understand why leading up to the infamous 2016 election, though Clinton was on the road winning, the pronouns "he" and "they" were being used instead of "she". This study first compares the 2016 election with the 2017 UK prime minister election. In surveys, when asked the questions such as, "The next U.S. president will be sworn into office in January 2017. After moving into the Oval Office, one of the first things that…" (those in the UK question were respective to their own situation). Most in the UK used the pronoun "she". However, though Clinton won the primary and was increasingly likely to win the election, "she" was at a plateau with the usage of "they" rising. Overall, I believe this article was extremely exciting and definitely makes you think!

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