they,they/them Singular “they” TRUE they them their theirs themselves TRUE TRUE TRUE Singular “they” has been used in English to describe an unspecified person since the late 1300s (it's even older than singular “you”!). Nowadays, it's the most popular choice among people who prefer gender neutral forms. It starts being {https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/singular-nonbinary-they=accepted by dictionaries} too. billions,sheRa,comedyOfErrors,deGrassiNext,bookstoreEndAmerica,intervention,starWarsLastShot,mariekeLucas,kacenCallender,starTrekDiscovery,samSmith,asiaKateDillon,starTrekDiscovery2
it,it/its Personal “it” TRUE it it its its itself FALSE FALSE TRUE Although “it” is normally used for objects, not people, some actually do like being called that way. If someone wants you to call it “it”, it's not offensive – it's actually respectful. But remember that it/its pronouns have a history of transphobic use, so only with people who explicitly wish it. arcaIs
one,one/one's Specific “one” TRUE one one one's one's oneself FALSE FALSE TRUE “One” is used in formal English when talking about a general or a hypothetical person. Recently people started using “one” also as their personal pronoun.
ae,æ,ae/aer,æ/ær Neopronoun “ae” / “æ” FALSE ae|ei aer|ɛɹ aer|ɛɹ aers|ɛɹz aerself|ɛɹsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Created by David Lindsay for a 1920 novel <em>A Voyage to Arcturus</em>, where it's used by an alien, third-sex species. voyageArcturus
co,co/cos Neopronoun “co/cos” FALSE co|ko co|ko cos|koz co's|koz coself|kosɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Created by Mary Orovan in 1970, derived from the Indo-European _*ko_.
e,e/em/eir Spivak pronouns FALSE e|i em|ɛm eir|ɛɹ eirs|ɛɹz emself|ɛmsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Coined by Michael Spivak in 1990 for his manual <em>The Joy of TeX</em> to avoid gendering people in the examples. theJoy,provenane,bogiTakacsAbout,maiaKobabeAbout
e/em/es Neopronoun “e/em/es” FALSE e|i em|ɛm es|iz ems|ɛmz emself|ɛmsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE First created in 1890 by James Rogers based on {/he=he} and {/them=them} pronoun sets. Since then multiple versions were created, differing in declension and capitalisation.
ey,ey/em Elverson pronouns FALSE ey|eɪ em|ɛm eir|ɛɹ eirs|ɛɹz emself|ɛmsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE {https://research.cristanwilliams.com/2012/02/24/1975-transgender-cross-gender/=Coined by Christine M. Elverson} in 1975 for a contest to create an alternative to the singular {/they=they}. Those forms are created by dropping “th” from “they”. cageZeus,eyHas
fae,fæ,fae/faer,fæ/fær Neopronoun “fae/faer” FALSE fae|feɪ faer|fɛɹ faer|fɛɹ faers|fɛɹz faerself|fɛɹsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Created in 2014 by Tumblr user shadaras.
hu,hu/hum Humanist pronouns FALSE hu|hju hum|hjum hus|hjuz hus|hjuz huself|hjusɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Coined by Sasha Newborn in 1982, based on the word “human”.
per,per/per Person pronouns FALSE per|pəɹ per|pəɹ per|pəɹ pers|pəɹz perself|pəɹsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Coined by John Clark in an issue of the <em>Newsletter of the American Anthropological Association</em> in 1972, derived from the word “person”. womanOn
thon,thon/thons Neopronoun “thon” FALSE thon|ðɑn thon|ðɑn thons|ðɑnz thon's|ðɑnz thonself|ðɑnsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Created by Charles Crozat Converse in 1858, thon/thons/thonself is one of the first known examples of creating a gender neutral pronoun. “Thon” is a contraction of “that one”.
ve,ve/ver Neopronoun “ve/ver” FALSE ve|vi ver|vəɹ vis|viz vers|vəɹz verself|vəɹsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Used eg. by Greg Egan in <em>Distress</em> (1995) and <em>Diaspora</em> (1998), and by Keri Hulme in <em>The Bone People</em> (1984). distress,steelBreeze,theBone
xe,xe/xem Neopronoun “xe/xem” FALSE xe|zi xem|zɛm xyr|ziɹ xyrs|ziɹz xemself|zɛmsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Coined by Don Rickter in an issue of <em>Unitarian Universalist</em> in 1973. ifYouCouldChoose
ze,ze/hir Neopronoun “ze/hir” FALSE ze hir hir hirs hirself FALSE FALSE FALSE differentlyAnimated,prefaceTo,buckingThe
ze/zir Neopronoun “ze/zir” FALSE ze|zi zir|zəɹ zir|zəɹ zirs|zəɹz zirself|zəɹsɛlf FALSE FALSE TRUE Based on the German plural 3rd person pronoun <em>sie</em>.
