This evening I got the report from my student on how the Spanish language is handling the non-binary situation. While this is not officially sanctioned by the Dictionary Police, it is being fostered throughout the Spanish-speaking world by the woke (guess “woke” translates to “despertó”, doesn’t have quite the same one-syllable punch). A third non-binary ending of “e” will be used - so as not to use the “it” form.

• Third person singular

  • Masculine - el

  • Feminine - ella

  • Non-binary - elle (which actually looks French)

• Third person plural

  • Masculine - ellos

  • Feminine - ellas

  • Non-binary - elles

This “e” would then also ripple throughout the articles, adjectives, and other nouns:

• Friend - amigo, amiga, amige; amigos, amigas, amiges

• The - el, la, le; los, las, les

• This - esto, esta, este; estos, estas, estes

• Tall - alto, alta, alte; altos, altas, altes

• Red - rojo, roja, roje; rojos, rojas, rojes

At what point does Microsoft add these woke words to the spellcheck/autocorrect? Before or after blessing from the Dictionary Police?