Ce que je trouve fascinant avec les grincheux s'indignant que le “Robert” ait ajouté un nouveau pronom dans son dico, c'est surtout cette image prescriptiviste du dictionnaire qui dirait comment «bien» écrire plutôt que permettre de comprendre ce que les gens écrivent vraiment.
Moi je n'utilise pas le pronom «iel». (Pour la façon dont je conçois l'écriture inclusive, cf.: madore.org/~david/weblog/…‌.) Mais c'est JUSTEMENT pour ça que je suis plutôt content qu'il entre dans le dico: si j'avais un doute sur ce que veulent dire les personnes qui l'utilisent.
Je ne me sens pas menacé dans ma non-utilisation du pronom «iel» par son entrée dans le “Robert” parce que je n'utilise pas les dictionnaires pour savoir comment bien écrire, je les utilise pour savoir ce que veulent dire les gens quand ils écrivent.
(Comment bien écrire, c'est un jugement subjectif, et pour ça, je préfère m'en référer à mon propre sens du style et de l'esthétique, qui dépend d'ailleurs du contexte dans lequel j'écris et du public auquel je m'adresse, plutôt qu'à un dictionnaire.)

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