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'''Neopronouns''' are any set of [[pronouns]] that are not officially recognized, meaning any pronouns that are not he/him/his, she/her/her's, they/them/their, or it/its/it's and is not based on a noun (noun pronouns). In English, people are usually called by a pronoun that implies their gender. For example, she is most often used by women, and he most often used by men, however that is not always the case, some [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] people are okay with being referred to with she/her or he/him pronouns, and some [[He/Him Lesbian|binary women use he/him]] pronouns, and some [[She/Her Gay|binary men use she/her]] pronouns. The use of they as a singular gender-neutral pronoun has been documented as standard usage in English for many hundreds of years, and in modern times has been used frequently as a gender neutral pronoun to refer to non-binary people who do not want to be referred to be he or she. Surveys show that they/them is the most popular neutral pronoun set used by non-binary people, however some prefer to some other neutral pronoun, these are neopronouns. |
#REDIRECT [[Jew skin lampshades]]'''Neopronouns''' are any set of [[pronouns]] that are not officially recognized, meaning any pronouns that are not he/him/his, she/her/her's, they/them/their, or it/its/it's and is not based on a noun (noun pronouns). In English, people are usually called by a pronoun that implies their gender. For example, she is most often used by women, and he most often used by men, however that is not always the case, some [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] people are okay with being referred to with she/her or he/him pronouns, and some [[He/Him Lesbian|binary women use he/him]] pronouns, and some [[She/Her Gay|binary men use she/her]] pronouns. The use of they as a singular gender-neutral pronoun has been documented as standard usage in English for many hundreds of years, and in modern times has been used frequently as a gender neutral pronoun to refer to non-binary people who do not want to be referred to be he or she. Surveys show that they/them is the most popular neutral pronoun set used by non-binary people, however some prefer to some other neutral pronoun, these are neopronouns. |
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== Regional Nominative Pronouns == |
== Regional Nominative Pronouns == |
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There are several similar sets of neopronouns that use "xe," "ze," "zhe," or "zie". Regardless of spelling, they are pronounced "zee". It was based on the German neuter pronoun "sie". The earliest documented version was created in 1972<ref name=":1" />. |
There are several similar sets of neopronouns that use "xe," "ze," "zhe," or "zie". Regardless of spelling, they are pronounced "zee". It was based on the German neuter pronoun "sie". The earliest documented version was created in 1972<ref name=":1" />. |
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Examples: |
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* Nominative: Xe (''Xe ''went to the store.) |
* Nominative: Xe (''Xe ''went to the store.) |
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* Accusative: Xir (I met ''xir ''today.) |
* Accusative: Xir (I met ''xir ''today.) |
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=== Fae === |
=== Fae === |
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Fae is a fairy themed set of neopronouns created by Tumblr user shadaras in 2014, though it might have been created independently by someone else earlier. It is one of the oldest and most commonly used nounself pronoun set. It may have inspired many more nounself pronoun sets moving forward. |
Fae is a fairy themed set of neopronouns created by Tumblr user shadaras in 2014, though it might have been created independently by someone else earlier. It is one of the oldest and most commonly used nounself pronoun set. It may have inspired many more nounself pronoun sets moving forward. |
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A similar fairy themed pronoun set exists that is fey/fey/feys/feys/feyself. This might have been created independently or it may be an alternate spelling of this system. |
A similar fairy themed pronoun set exists that is fey/fey/feys/feys/feyself. This might have been created independently or it may be an alternate spelling of this system. |
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=== Alternating Pronouns === |
=== Alternating Pronouns === |
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Instead of using an alternative or gender neutral pronoun set, some people prefer an alternation between the binary-gendered sets. For example: "When ''he'' does not get a haircut, ''her'' hair grows long." Alternating pronouns are used in some legal documents to make them gender inclusive. |
Instead of using an alternative or gender neutral pronoun set, some people prefer an alternation between the binary-gendered sets. For example: "When ''he'' does not get a haircut, ''her'' hair grows long." Alternating pronouns are used in some legal documents to make them gender inclusive. |
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=== No Pronouns === |
=== No Pronouns === |
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== Resources == |
== Resources == |
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