Spread of "inclusive x"
Language Log 2023-12-11
Summary:
Merriam-Webster's online dictionary entry for folx defines it as a re-spelling of folks "used especially to explicitly signal the inclusion of groups commonly marginalized". The etymology is given as "respelling of folks, with x after MX., LATINX". The entry also notes that the first known occurrence was in 1833, without clarifying that older uses (and many recent ones) are examples of […]