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'''Pronouns''' are words that can be used in place of a noun or a noun phrase. The most well known example of pronouns are personal pronouns, which can refer to the
==Grammar==
In English all third
*Nominative: Used when the pronoun is the subject of the sentence. (''They'' went to the store.)
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*Pronominal Possessive: Used to show possession/relation to a noun, coming directly before the noun in question. (They walked ''their'' dog today.)
*Predicative Possessive: Used to show possession of a noun, coming directly after a linking verb. This is the least common pronoun form, as it requires a very specific sentence construction that is not common in normal speech. When listing out the forms of a pronoun, this is the form that it most commonly left out. (If I need a phone my friend will let me borrow ''theirs'').
*Reflexive: Used when the subject and the direct object in a sentence are the same. In English, these pronouns always end with -self (singular) or -selves (plural). (They have to drive ''themself'' to school.)
In some pronoun sets two or more of these forms are the same. For example, in the he/him pronoun set the pronominal possessive and the predicative possessive forms are the same (his). In the she/her pronoun set the accusative and the pronominal possessive forms are the same (her). In the they/them set all five forms are different.
==Pronoun Usage==
Since pronouns are commonly gendered, the pronouns one uses are often used as a way to identify the gender of a person. Because of this, using the wrong pronouns, intentionally or accidentally, is one of the most common forms of misgendering. [[Transgender]]
Despite this, not
Some
==English Pronouns==
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[[File:Hehim.png|thumb|220x220px|The he/him pronoun user flag.]]
[[File:He him pronouns.png|thumb|He/Him Pronouns Flag by Geekycorn on DeviantArt|alt=]]
He/Him pronouns are typically, but not always, used by men, masculine-aligned
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[[File:Sheher.png|thumb|220x220px|The she/her pronoun user flag.]]
[[File:She Her Pronouns.png|thumb|She/Her Pronouns Flag by Geekycorn on DeviantArt|alt=]]
She/Her pronouns are typically, but not always, used by women, feminine-aligned
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[[File:Theythem.png|thumb|220x220px|The they/them pronoun user flag.]]
[[File:They them pronoun.png|thumb|They/Them Pronouns Flag by Geekycorn on DeviantArt|alt=]]
The Oxford English Dictionary traces singular "they" back to 1375<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary''
The idea that singular "they" is grammatically incorrect continues to the modern day, although it is not strictly followed in normal speech. Most
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|They have to drive ''themself'' to school. OR They have to drive ''themselves'' to school.
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In English
===It/Its===
[[File:It its pronouns.png|thumb|220x220px|It/Its Pronouns Flag by Geekycorn on DeviantArt]]
[[File:Alternate it-its.jpg|thumb|Alternative It/Its flag by Cheshire]]
The pronoun "it" is traditionally used for inanimate objects, and occasionally for animals or babies. Some
The usage of it/its pronouns
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===One/Ones===
[[File:Oneself pronouns.png|thumb|The one/ones pronoun flag by mourningmogaicrew.]]
The pronoun "one" is the formal indefinite third
The usage of one/ones pronouns by
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==Flag==
The they/them, he/him, she/her pronoun user flags were created by Tumblr user love-all-around1223 on April 14, 2018.<ref>https://love-all-around1223.tumblr.com/post/172939520081/are-there-flags-for-pronouns</ref> The one/ones flag was created by Tumblr user mourningmogaicrew on June 20th, 2021.<ref>https://mourningmogaicrew.tumblr.com/post/654510105426083840/specific-neo-flags-part-2</ref>
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