4.8 KiB
4.8 KiB
1 | key | description | normative | pronoun_subject | pronoun_object | possessive_determiner | possessive_pronoun | reflexive | plural | pluralHonorific | pronounceable | history |
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2 | 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. |
3 | they/them/themself | Singular “they” | TRUE | they | them | their | theirs | themself | 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. |
4 | 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. |
5 | 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. |
6 | 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_. |
7 | 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. |
8 | 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. |
9 | 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”. |
10 | 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”. |
11 | 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>. |