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Despite this, not everyone goes by pronouns that align with their gender. Pronouns are a form of [[Gender Presentation|gender expression]] and are related to one's gender in the same way clothing, hair, and other physical characteristics are related to one's gender. Pronouns may show a relation to one's gender, and comfort or discomfort with a given pronoun set may be an indication of one's gender, but pronouns do not have to correspond to one's gender. Some individuals are [[Pronoun Non-Conforming|pronoun non-conforming]] as a form of [[Gender Non-Conforming|gender non-conformity]]. Anyone of any gender can use any pronouns.
Some individuals may be comfortable going by multiple pronoun sets ([[Multipronouns|multipronomial]]), while some
==English Pronouns==
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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 a group, 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 "they" is used, even when used for an individual. This was an unacceptable inconsistency according to prescriptivists.
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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