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===He/Him===
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He/Him pronouns are typically, but not always, used by men, masculine-aligned people, or people who want to present masculinely. During the Middle English and Modern English periods a supposedly masculine personal pronoun (him) was considered gender neutral and said nothing about the gender or sex of the individual, however it later became more strongly associated with only men. In the
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===She/Her===
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She/Her pronouns are typically, but not always, used by women, feminine-aligned people, or people who want to present femininely. The pronoun "she", which first appears in the mid
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===They/Them===
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The Oxford English Dictionary traces singular "they" back to 1375<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'' (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005.</ref>, and throughout the middle ages and renaissance it was used as a singular gender neutral pronoun, making it one of the oldest pronouns in the English language. However, in the 18th century prescriptive grammarians declared that "they" should only be used when referring to multiple people, and suggested using a "gender-neutral he" as an alternative.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=d68sHzfpWVMC</ref> Reasons given for this are: 1) Latin did not have a singular, gender neutral pronoun, and since Latin was a more prestigious language, prescriptivists thought that English should be more like Latin. 2) When plural pronouns are used certain verbs change form (ie: "he was" vs "they were"). These verbs always change when
The idea that singular "they" is grammatically incorrect continues to the modern day, although it is not strictly followed in normal speech. Most people will use "they" when referring to an unknown person without realizing it. In the modern day singular "they" is often used by [[Non-Binary|non-binary]] people as a gender neutral pronoun. They/Them pronouns are typically, but not always, used by people who want to present in a gender neutral way or otherwise don't want to present masculinity or femininely.
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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 reflective pronouns either end with -self when singular and -selves when plural. Before the campaign against singular "they" the word "themself" was used
===It/Its===
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The pronoun "it" is traditionally used for inanimate objects, and occasionally for animals or babies. Some people use it/its pronouns as a gender neutral pronoun, however
The usage of it/its pronouns by a person is sometimes considered an example of [[neopronouns]], because, despite being a naturally occurring pronoun in English, it's not the traditional usage of the pronoun when used for a person.
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