Pronoun Quick Guide
Over the years, I’ve been asked a number of times how to use a variety of neopronouns in different syntactic contexts. I have also been asked to make a quick-and-easy guide on how to use different pronouns. As there are many, many different pronouns, I am not going to list them all - you can find more about neopronouns here, here, here, here, and here (also here, here, here, and here). However, I will do the following:
Make a guide on the pronouns that have been used by people whom I have personally encountered.
Show some example sentences that use neopronouns.
Make a guide on some of the variations of those pronouns.
Pronouns I’ve encountered:
Subject:
Object:
Dependent Possessive:
Feminine:
Masculine:
Singular:
Neuter:
Impersonal:
Gender-Neutral:
Gender-Neutral:
Gender-Neutral:
Fairy:
She
He
They
It
One
Xe
Ze
Sie
Fae
Her
Him
Them
It
One
Xem (Xyr)
Hir
Hir
Faer
Her
His
Their
Its
One’s (Ones)
Xyr
Hir
Hir
Faer
Independent Possessive:
Reflexive:
Feminine:
Masculine:
Singular:
Neuter:
Impersonal:
Gender-Neutral:
Gender-Neutral:
Gender-Neutral:
Fairy:
Hers
His
Theirs
Its
One’s
Xyrs
Hirs
Hirs
Faers
Herself
Himself (Hisself)
Themself
Itself
Oneself
Xyrself (Xemself)
Hirself
Hirself
Faerself
Examples:
Subject:
She needs a new coat.
Xe needs a new hat.
Object:
I met him at the station.
I saw hir across the street.
Dependent Possessive:
If someone does not get a haircut, their hair grows long.
When I greet a friend, I hug hir.
Independent Possessive
If I need to use a computer, my friend lets me borrow its.
That is faers.
Reflexive:
My neighbor likes oneself.
My friend treated herself.
Variations on xe:
Xe | Xem | Xyr
Xe | Hir | Hir
Xe | Xir | Xir
Xyrs | Xyrself
Hirs | Hirself
Xirs | Xirself
Variations on ze:
Ze | Hir | Hir
Zhe (Zie) | Hir | Hir
Zie | Zir (Zim) | Zir
Hirs | Hirself
Hirs | Hirself
Zirs | Zirself
It is important that we normalize the act of telling others our pronouns and respecting people’s genders. As pronouns are words that we use to replace names (she/him/theirs), they are often used when referring to people; it is an important matter of respect and dignity to use what most accurately represents the people to whom we are referring. If you don’t know someone’s pronouns, please ask them.
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