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|+ Some gender-neutral or gender-other pronouns as compared to the standard ones. | |+ Some gender-neutral or gender-other pronouns as compared to the standard ones. | ||
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!!Std (He) !Std (She)!Std (It)!Spivak (old)!Spivak (new)!Ze & zir | ! | ||
!Std (He) | |||
!Std (She) | |||
!Std (It) | |||
!Spivak (old) | |||
!Spivak (new) | |||
!Ze & zir | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Nominative | |||
|''He'' sporked. | |||
|''She'' sporked. | |||
|''It'' sporked. | |||
|''E'' sporked. | |||
|''Ey'' sporked. | |||
|''Ze'' sporked. | |||
|- | |||
!Oblique | |||
|I poked ''him''. | |||
|I poked ''her''. | |||
|I poked ''it''. | |||
|I poked ''em''. | |||
|I poked ''em''. | |||
|I poked ''zir/zem''. | |||
|- | |||
!Possessive determiner | |||
|''His'' egg rocks. | |||
|''Her'' egg rocks. | |||
|''Its'' egg rocks. | |||
|''Eir'' egg rocks. | |||
|''Eir'' egg rocks. | |||
|''Zir/Zes'' egg rocks. | |||
|- | |||
!Reflexive | |||
|He likes ''himself''. | |||
|She likes ''herself''. | |||
|It likes ''itself''. | |||
|E likes ''eirself''. | |||
|Ey likes ''emself''. | |||
|Ze likes ''zirself''. | |||
|} | |} | ||
Please [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Modern_solutions see Wikipedia for more information and forms]. | Please [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Modern_solutions see Wikipedia for more information and forms]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:25, 29 September 2012
There are many gender-neutral or gender-other pronoun sets available to authors to use in situations where they wish to express something with a pronoun but do not wish to convey or suggest a gender. In these cases it may be handy to refer to this chart to help you navigate the wild waters of gender-neutrality or non-specificity:
| Std (He) | Std (She) | Std (It) | Spivak (old) | Spivak (new) | Ze & zir | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | He sporked. | She sporked. | It sporked. | E sporked. | Ey sporked. | Ze sporked. |
| Oblique | I poked him. | I poked her. | I poked it. | I poked em. | I poked em. | I poked zir/zem. |
| Possessive determiner | His egg rocks. | Her egg rocks. | Its egg rocks. | Eir egg rocks. | Eir egg rocks. | Zir/Zes egg rocks. |
| Reflexive | He likes himself. | She likes herself. | It likes itself. | E likes eirself. | Ey likes emself. | Ze likes zirself. |
