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Sven Asai
Found it, and believe me, it’s more than weird... If anybody of you knows beforehand or after reading this , what words like xie, zur self and verself are or mean, chapeau. lol
(What are pronouns?
Pronouns are linguistic tools that we use to refer to people. (i.e.they/them/theirs, she/her/hers, he/him/his). We believe that it is important to give people the opportunity to state the pronoun that is correct to use when referring to them.
(This is NOT an exhaustive list. Any combination is possible!)
___ laughed.
Ask ____!
That’s ____ pen.
That pen’s ____.
Did _ enjoy ___?
co
co
cos
cos
coself
en
en
ens
ens
enself
ey
em
eir
eirs
emself
he
him
his
his
himself
she
her
her
hers
herself
they
them
their
theirs
themself
xie
hir ("here")
hir
hirs
hirself
yo
yo
yos
yos
yoself
ze
ve
zir
vis
zir
ver
zirs
ver
zirself
verself
Example: Ze reminded zirself to pick up zir umbrella before going outside.
How you could ask:
“What pronouns do you use?”
“What pronouns would you like me to use?”
How you could share:
“I’m Jade and my pronouns are ze and hir.”
“Leo, I prefer they and them, but he is fine too.”
“My pronoun is co.”
Other approaches to pronouns:
“ Just my name, please.”
“ No preference!”
“It’s better if you mix ‘em up!”
“No pronouns for me!”
Ways to make language more inclusive:
“Hey, everyone” or "How are all y'all doing?" in a group setting instead of “Hey guys!” or “Hey ladies!" or "How are you guys doing?"
“They are a first year” when referring to a scholar instead of “they are a freshman”
Notice when someone refers to another person by their occupation if you naturally use a particular pronoun. (i.e. Person A: “I just got back from the doctor’s office.” Person B: “What did he say?”)
BertieWooster
Totally agree, Starpunk. Life is simple. Let's not overcomplicate it.
starpunk
This is utterly nonsense. Crazy. Look at your body. Feel how tough or soft your body is. Look at your body shape ('figure' for females). Look at what's there. Now you have your answer, doncha? God built cha like this. Now when a person goes 'trans' to the other gender, then it's different.