Justin Grays

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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:

  1. Make a guide on the pronouns that have been used by people whom I have personally encountered.

  2. Show some example sentences that use neopronouns.

  3. 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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