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Thon/thons neopronouns is a gender neutral pronoun which can be used regardless of gender identity or expression. One of the first known instances of someone purposely creating a new gender neutral pronoun set in English is that of American composer Charles Crozat Converse who proposed the pronoun set thon/thons/thonself in 1858. It was based on a contraction of "that one", and is pronounced /ðʌn/ ("thun"; the O is pronounced the same as in "one").
The thon pronoun was included in some dictionaries such as Webster's International Dictionary (1910), Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary (1913), and Webster's Second International (1959). The pronoun is not widely used in the present day.
How to Use[]
| Case | Pronoun | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative |
Thon | Thon went to the store |
| Accusative |
Thon | I met thon today |
| Pronominal Possessive |
Thons | Thon walked thons dog today |
| Predicative Possessive |
Thons | If I need a phone my friend will let me borrow thons |
| Reflexive |
Thonself | Thon had to drive thonself to school |