Understanding Neopronouns (Xenopronouns)hrc.org 1 pointopensores3 years ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−nullish_signal3yTechnology? News?(Edit: I can no longer post new comments, saying "You're posting too fast. Please slow down. Thanks."This post was an Hour ago, before which I have made 5 comments in the prior hour, my only activity in 24 hours besides liking posts)−nullish_signal3yNice, freed 2 hours later−opensoresOP3yExcerpt follows:For example, take the neopronoun xe/xir/xirs (which parallels, respectively, she / her/ hers).Much like you would say “I saw her yesterday, and she said the book was hers,” you would say“I saw xir yesterday, and xe said the book was xirs.”For the neopronoun ze/zir/zirs you would say:“Ze will be arriving soon, and bringing zir famous carrot cake, which was zirs grandma’s recipe!”For the neopronoun fae/faer/faers, you would say:I asked faer what fae thought of the movie.
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Excerpt follows:
For example, take the neopronoun xe/xir/xirs (which parallels, respectively, she / her/ hers).
Much like you would say “I saw her yesterday, and she said the book was hers,” you would say
“I saw xir yesterday, and xe said the book was xirs.”
For the neopronoun ze/zir/zirs you would say:
“Ze will be arriving soon, and bringing zir famous carrot cake, which was zirs grandma’s recipe!”
For the neopronoun fae/faer/faers, you would say:
I asked faer what fae thought of the movie.