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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 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
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Some people prefer using neopronouns as an alternative gender neutral pronoun set. This
== Regional Nominative Pronouns ==
Some regional dialects of English historically had or still have gender neutral pronouns that were or are not used outside of their respective dialects. All of these pronouns have only been recorded in their nominative form. As far as linguists know, there are no other forms of these words (possessive, reflexive, etc.), although more forms could easily be created if desired.
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''Co'' was created by Mary Orovan in 1970. It is derived from the Indo-European ''*ko'', as an inclusive alternative to ''he'' or ''she''.<ref>http://www.english.illinois.edu/-people-/faculty/debaron/essays/epicene.htm</ref> Today, ''co'' is still used in some communities, such as in the legal policies of Twin Oaks in Virginia, which provides information on the pronoun in its visitor guide web page.<ref>https://www.twinoakscommunity.org/twinoaks-visits-60/visit-tour-intro</ref>
=== Ve ===
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|Vers/Virs
|If I need a phone my friend will let me borrow ''vers''/''virs''.
|/və<sup>ɹ</sup>z/
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|Reflexive
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This pronoun set appears to have been first coined by Don Rickter in an issue of ''Unitarian Universalist'' published in May 1973. This coining is affirmed by Mario Pei, who gave Rickter credit in his 1978 book ''Weasel Words''.<ref>https://books.google.com/books/about/Weasel_words.html?id=j9RZAAAAMAAJ</ref> This set has a large amount of variations; alternate
* Nominative: Xhe, xey
* Accusative: Xer, xim, xym
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|/fɛ<sup>ɹ</sup>sɛlf/
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The ''fae'' pronouns are a pagan-themed set of neopronouns created by Tumblr user shadaras in
A similar fairy-themed pronoun set is ''fey''/''fey''/''feys''/''feys''/''feyself''. This may have been created independently or it may be an alternate spelling of this set.
== Other
These pronouns may or may not strictly fall into the category of neopronouns, but do not fall within the standard usage of pronouns in English.
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=== No Pronouns/Pronoun Dropping ===
Also called non-pronouns, null pronouns, or [[Nullpronoun|pronounless]]. Some people prefer not to be referred to by third person pronouns of any kind. Instead of using pronouns, a person may be referred to by name, an epithet, or the sentence can be rephrased to omit pronouns, typically by using the passive voice.
===Nounself Pronouns===
[[Nounself Pronouns|Nounself]] pronouns are type of neopronoun
=== Emojiself Pronouns ===
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