On the Ted Radio Hour, linguist Anne Curzan says she gets a lot of complaints about people using the pronoun they to refer to one person.

I sometimes get into arguments with people where they will say to me but it can't be

singular and I will say but it is.

The history behind words causing a lot of debate that's on the Ted Radio Hour from NPR.

Once upon a time, a powerful white businessman was outed as a straight up racist. Donald Sterling, the then

owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, was embroiled in a scandal that upended the NBA,

a huge industry that profits off the star power and skills of its majority black players.

Sterling's girlfriend, who was black and Mexican, secretly recorded their conversations.

Of course, those tapes leaked and a new FX limited series dramatizes the events.

It stars Ed O'Neill and Lawrence Fishburn as the owner and the head coach who clashed as it all went down.

I'm Aisha Harris and today we're talking about Clipped on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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