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[[File:Neopronounflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The neopronoun user flag by uncommongenders.]] |
[[File:Neopronounflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The neopronoun user flag by uncommongenders.]] |
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[[File:Neopronoun Flag.png|thumb|220x220px|Neopronouns Flag by Geekycorn on DeviantArt.]] |
[[File:Neopronoun Flag.png|thumb|220x220px|Neopronouns Flag by Geekycorn on DeviantArt.]] |
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'''Neopronouns''' are any set of singular third-person [[pronouns]] that are not officially recognized in the language they are used in, typically created |
'''Neopronouns''' are any set of singular third-person [[pronouns]] that are not officially recognized in the language they are used in, typically created with the intent of being a gender neutral pronoun set. In English, and many other [[wikipedia:Indo-European languages|Indo-European languages]], third-person pronouns can be [[wikipedia:grammatical gender|gendered]]. In English, "she/her" is most often used by women, "he/him" most often by men, and "they/them" by non-binary people. However, some people [[crosspronominal|deviate]] from this convention. |
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[[File:Neopronouns.png|thumb|220x220px|A neopronoun user flag by ferns-garden.]] |
[[File:Neopronouns.png|thumb|220x220px|A neopronoun user flag by ferns-garden.]] |
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Some people prefer using neopronouns as an alternative gender neutral pronoun set. This can be because they want to avoid singular "they," being confused with plural "they," because neopronouns express something about them or their gender (like [[Xenogender|xenogenders]]), or because they feel more comfortable using neopronouns over any of the standard pronoun options. |
Some people prefer using neopronouns as an alternative gender neutral pronoun set. This can be because they want to avoid singular "they," being confused with plural "they," because neopronouns express something about them or their gender (like [[Xenogender|xenogenders]]), or because they feel more comfortable using neopronouns over any of the standard pronoun options. |
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== List of Neopronouns == |
== List of Neopronouns == |
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There have been many instances of people creating new pronouns to refer to a singular gender neutral person over the past 200 years. Particularly, several neopronouns showed up in the mid-late 20th century. Many new neopronouns were created in the age of the internet, as the existence of non-binary |
There have been many instances of people creating new pronouns to refer to a singular gender neutral person over the past 200 years. Particularly, several neopronouns showed up in the mid-late 20th century. Many new neopronouns were created in the age of the internet, as the existence of non-binary people becomes more widely known. While there is no way to list all possible neopronouns, this page attempts to list some of the most notable and most popular examples. Pronouns are listed in order of oldest to newest. |
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=== Thon === |
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|Thon |
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|''Thon'' went to the store. |
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|/ðɑn/ |
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|Accusative |
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|Thon |
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|I met ''thon'' today. |
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|/ðɑn/ |
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|Thons |
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|Thon walked ''thons'' dog today. |
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|/ðɑnz/ |
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|Thon's |
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|If I need a phone my friend will let me borrow ''thon's''. |
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|/ðɑnz/ |
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|Thonself |
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|Thon has to drive ''thonself'' to school. |
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|/ðɑnsɛlf/ |
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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.<ref>https://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=43422</ref> It was based on a contraction of "that 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 pronouns are not widely used in the present day. In the 2019 Gender Census, 18 (0.2%) people said that they were happy to be referred to by ''thon''.<ref name=":0">https://gendercensus.com/post/183832246805/gender-census-2019-the-full-report-worldwide</ref> |
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=== E === |
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|/ɛmsɛlf/ |
|/ɛmsɛlf/ |
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The "Spivak pronouns" were created in 1990 by Michael Spivak. They were used in his manual ''The Joy of TeX'' so that no person in his examples had a specified gender. The pronouns became somewhat well-known on the internet because they were built into the popular multi-user chat LambdaMOO in 1991. The pronouns then became a common feature of other multi-user chats made throughout the 1990s. In the 2019 Gender Census, 5.2% of participants indicated they were happy with Spivak pronouns being used to refer to them.<ref name=":0" |
The "Spivak pronouns" were created in 1990 by Michael Spivak. They were used in his manual ''The Joy of TeX'' so that no person in his examples had a specified gender. The pronouns became somewhat well-known on the internet because they were built into the popular multi-user chat LambdaMOO in 1991. The pronouns then became a common feature of other multi-user chats made throughout the 1990s. In the 2019 Gender Census, 5.2% of participants indicated they were happy with Spivak pronouns being used to refer to them.<ref name=":0" /> Spivak is credited with creating this set of pronouns, although his book does not claim that they are his own invention. It is not known whether Spivak was inspired by the other "E" pronouns that have existed or by the similar Elverson pronouns. |
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=== Ze === |
=== Ze === |
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