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Neopronouns

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Neopronouns (new pronouns) are any set of singular third-person pronouns that were created or adapted within the language rathen then evolving with it. They are not officially recognized in any language they are used in. Many Indo-European languages frequently have gendered third-person pronouns and may not have a neutral option, or the neutral option may be considered "unethical" when used for a person; thus, neopronouns were born as a resolution.

In English, there are four sets of recognised pronouns; "she/her" is considered feminine, "he/him" is considered masculine, and "they/them" is used when describing more than one person. The fourth set, "it/its", which is typically used to refer to inanimate objects or animals (has historically been used to ridicule MOGAI individuals). It/its is also considered a neopronoun.

Some individuals prefer using neopronouns as an alternative to gender neutral pronouns set to singular use of they/them. This may be due to any of the following examples. They might:

  • Want to avoid singular "they" being confused with plural "they".
  • Find that neopronouns express something about them or their gender identity that they/them does not
  • Feel more comfortable using neopronouns over they/them.
  • Do not feel that the singular "they" fits them
  • Do not like how they/them sounds when used to refer to them
  • etc.

An individual's decision to use neopronouns is a personal one and differers person to person.

Some examples of neopronouns may be:

  • Xe/Xem/Xyr/Xyrs/Xemself
  • Ze/Hir/Hir/Hirs/Hirself
  • Et/Eir/Eirs/Eirself
  • Ae/Aer/Aer/Aers/Aerself
  • Ve/Ver/Vis/Vis/Verself

For comparison:

  • They/Them/Their/Theirs/Themself
  • He/Him/His/His/Himself
  • She/Her/Her/Hers/Herself

Some examples of how to use these neopronouns in different sentences:

  • “She went to the store.” —> “Xe went to the store.”
  • “Oh hey look, it’s him.” —> “Oh hey look, it’s hir.”
  • “That’s their book.” —> “That’s eir book.”
  • “That water bottle belongs to him, it’s his.” —> “That water bottle belongs to aer, it’s aers.”
  • “She lifted it by herself.” —> “Ve lifted it by verself.”

Spanish[]

Neopronouns do exist in Spanish, namely Le/le and Ello/lo. Since Spanish has no accusative, the second "pronoun" mention is the article for words.

Spanish neopronouns:

  • Le/Le/Elles/Les/Une/-e/Lu
  • Ello/Lo/Ellos/Los/Uno/-/Su

For comparison:

  • Él/El/Ellos/Los/Un/-o/Su
  • Ella/La/Ellas/Las/Una/-a/Su
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