In the olden days, students would learn that avoiding shifts in person is critical in producing clear and cogent writing. Not anymore. Instead, October 16, 2019 marked International Pronouns Day, because "asking someone their [sic] lived pronouns and using them affirms that person's gender identity and is a major way of respect.  Being referred to by the wrong pronouns especially affects transgender and gender nonconformng individuals." O Brave New World. In order to promote the cause of pronoun use, one needs to accept the premise that it is  patently incorrect to think of biological sexual identity as comprising a boy or a girl. Rid yourself of this view, because according to the purveyors of pronoun plurality, "we also live in a culture that uses 'gender' and 'sex' interchangeably.  However, these two aspects that contribute [to] one's sexuality and identity are actually two separate...(Read Full Article)