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	At the same time as you work on the above table of pros and cons, test the pronouns that you might like. Try them in several ways: in writing, out loud, and in reference to you. If you have friends who understand, test out having them call you by these pronouns for a little while. You can help your friends with this by wearing a pronoun badge (see below). You can also test how your pronouns look in writing by using web-sites that put them into a text. Such sites include [https://genderev.com/pronouns/ Genderev's Pronoun Try-On], [https://chocolate-pancake.github.io/pronounsandnamestester/ Pronouns And Names Tester], [http://www.pronouns.failedslacker.com/ Failedslacker's Pronoun Dressing Room], [https://web.archive.org/web/20190407041806/http://www.pronoun.is/ Pronoun Island] and [http://www.practicewithpronouns.com/ PracticeWithPronouns.com]. You may find that you feel differently about the pronouns when they are in action, and when they are in reference to you.		At the same time as you work on the above table of pros and cons, test the pronouns that you might like. Try them in several ways: in writing, out loud, and in reference to you. If you have friends who understand, test out having them call you by these pronouns for a little while. You can help your friends with this by wearing a pronoun badge (see below). You can also test how your pronouns look in writing by using web-sites that put them into a text. Such sites include [https://web.archive.org/web/20210128145954/https://genderev.com/pronouns Genderev's Pronoun Try-On], [https://chocolate-pancake.github.io/pronounsandnamestester/ Pronouns And Names Tester], [http://www.pronouns.failedslacker.com/ Failedslacker's Pronoun Dressing Room], [https://web.archive.org/web/20190407041806/http://www.pronoun.is/ Pronoun Island] and [http://www.practicewithpronouns.com/ PracticeWithPronouns.com]. You may find that you feel differently about the pronouns when they are in action, and when they are in reference to you.

	===Announcing your change of pronouns===		===Announcing your change of pronouns===

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	'''tā/ta1''' is the standard pronoun for people, which when pronounced aloud is gender-neutral. Before the language was influenced by Europeans, "他" was the proper way of rendering "tā" (regardless of gender); with the radical "亻" (a variant of "人") meaning "person" and "也" meaning "other" (i.e. "another person, neither me nor you"). Under European influence, the character "她" was invented, to mean "she" ("女"=female + "也"=other). Therefore, "他" more and more acquired the gender-specific meaning "he", with the consequence that nowadays neither "他" nor "她" are perceived as gender-neutral. Another written form of tā is "它" meaning "it," but this can be derogatory, so only use it for a person with their permission. Similarly, tā 牠 is a pronoun "used for non-human animals", <ref name="rabbitglitter ML pronouns" /> and tā 祂 is usually used for gods.		'''tā/ta1''' is the standard pronoun for people, which when pronounced aloud is gender-neutral. Before the language was influenced by Europeans, "他" was the proper way of rendering "tā" (regardless of gender); with the radical "亻" (a variant of "人") meaning "person" and "也" meaning "other" (i.e. "another person, neither me nor you"). Under European influence, the character "她" was invented, to mean "she" ("女"=female + "也"=other). Therefore, "他" more and more acquired the gender-specific meaning "he", with the consequence that nowadays neither "他" nor "她" are perceived as gender-neutral. Another written form of tā is "它" meaning "it," but this can be derogatory, so only use it for a person with their permission. Similarly, tā 牠 is a pronoun "used for non-human animals", <ref name="rabbitglitter ML pronouns" /> and tā 祂 is usually used for gods.

	As the logical gender-neutral character is "他" ("亻" meaning "person"), one solution would be to use a character composed of "男"("male") and "也" to mean "he", which would make it evident that "他" used in the same text can only be meant in a gender-neutral way. However, as Unicode has only provided "⿰男也" as a single character in 2025 (𲰼, at code point U+32C3C) ~~and no available fonts have implemented it yet~~, this is currently only possible in handwriting.		As the logical gender-neutral character is "他" ("亻" meaning "person"), one solution would be to use a character composed of "男"("male") and "也" to mean "he", which would make it evident that "他" used in the same text can only be meant in a gender-neutral way. However, as Unicode has only provided "⿰男也" as a single character in 2025 (𲰼, at code point U+32C3C), this is currently only possible with the few fonts that have implemented it (such as [https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwWenKai-Lite/releases LxgwWenKai-Lite]) and in handwriting.

	Some people simply write "TA" with Latin letters ("TA是我的朋友。"). The same can be done in Bopomofo ("ㄊㄚ是我的朋友。").		Some people simply write "TA" with Latin letters ("TA是我的朋友。"). The same can be done in Bopomofo ("ㄊㄚ是我的朋友。").

	Others write "X也" for non-binary people, and Unicode has in 2025 allocated the compound character "𲎿" at code point U+323BF. Based on the use in Unicode documents, the compound seems to be "⿰㐅也", but ~~according to Wiktionary it is~~ "⿰乂也". Here again, no fonts have implemented this~~, yet~~.		Others write "X也" for non-binary people, and Unicode has in 2025 allocated the compound character "𲎿" at code point U+323BF. Based on the use in Unicode documents, the compound seems to be "⿰㐅也", but other sources give "⿰乂也". Here again, only a few fonts, such as [https://github.com/lxgw/LxgwWenKai-Lite/releases LxgwWenKai-Lite], have already implemented this.

	Gender-neutral pronouns in Cantonese (廣東話) include:		Gender-neutral pronouns in Cantonese (廣東話) include:

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	'''tā/ta1''' is the standard pronoun for people, which when pronounced aloud is gender-neutral. Before the language was influenced by Europeans, "他" was the proper way of rendering "tā" (regardless of gender); with the radical "亻" (a variant of "人") meaning "person" and "也" meaning "other" (i.e. "another person, neither me nor you"). Under European influence, the character "她" was invented, to mean "she" ("女"=female + "也"=other). Therefore, "他" more and more acquired the gender-specific meaning "he", with the consequence that nowadays neither "他" nor "她" are perceived as gender-neutral. Another written form of tā is "它" meaning "it," but this can be derogatory, so only use it for a person with their permission. Similarly, tā 牠 is a pronoun "used for non-human animals", <ref name="rabbitglitter ML pronouns" /> and tā 祂 is usually used for gods.		'''tā/ta1''' is the standard pronoun for people, which when pronounced aloud is gender-neutral. Before the language was influenced by Europeans, "他" was the proper way of rendering "tā" (regardless of gender); with the radical "亻" (a variant of "人") meaning "person" and "也" meaning "other" (i.e. "another person, neither me nor you"). Under European influence, the character "她" was invented, to mean "she" ("女"=female + "也"=other). Therefore, "他" more and more acquired the gender-specific meaning "he", with the consequence that nowadays neither "他" nor "她" are perceived as gender-neutral. Another written form of tā is "它" meaning "it," but this can be derogatory, so only use it for a person with their permission. Similarly, tā 牠 is a pronoun "used for non-human animals", <ref name="rabbitglitter ML pronouns" /> and tā 祂 is usually used for gods.

	As the logical gender-neutral character is "他" ("亻" meaning "person"), one solution would be to use a character composed of "男"("male") and "也" to mean "he", which would make it evident that "他" used in the same text can only be meant in a gender-neutral way. However, as Unicode ~~does not provide~~ "~~男"+"也~~" as a single character, this is currently only possible in handwriting.		As the logical gender-neutral character is "他" ("亻" meaning "person"), one solution would be to use a character composed of "男"("male") and "也" to mean "he", which would make it evident that "他" used in the same text can only be meant in a gender-neutral way. However, as Unicode has only provided "⿰男也" as a single character in 2025 (𲰼, at code point U+32C3C) and no available fonts have implemented it yet, this is currently only possible in handwriting.

	Some people simply write "TA" with Latin letters ("TA是我的朋友。"). The same can be done in Bopomofo ("ㄊㄚ是我的朋友。").		Some people simply write "TA" with Latin letters ("TA是我的朋友。"). The same can be done in Bopomofo ("ㄊㄚ是我的朋友。").

			Others write "X也" for non-binary people, and Unicode has in 2025 allocated the compound character "𲎿" at code point U+323BF. Based on the use in Unicode documents, the compound seems to be "⿰㐅也", but according to Wiktionary it is "⿰乂也". Here again, no fonts have implemented this, yet.

	Gender-neutral pronouns in Cantonese (廣東話) include:		Gender-neutral pronouns in Cantonese (廣東話) include:

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	Some nonbinary people ask to be called by gender-neutral pronouns. Other nonbinary people ask to be called by "he" or "she" pronouns, some of whom see that as a gender-neutral use of those words. The use of binary pronouns doesn't necessarily mean that someone has a binary gender identity. Some nonbinary people have more than one set of pronouns that they are okay with people using for them.		Some nonbinary people ask to be called by gender-neutral pronouns. Other nonbinary people ask to be called by "he" or "she" pronouns, some of whom see that as a gender-neutral use of those words. The use of binary pronouns doesn't necessarily mean that someone has a binary gender identity. Some nonbinary people have more than one set of pronouns that they are okay with people using for them.

	'''He.''' Some specific nonbinary people who ask to be called by "[[He/him]]" pronouns include writer [[Richard O'Brien]].		'''He.''' Some specific nonbinary people who ask to be called by "[[he/him]]" pronouns include writer [[Richard O'Brien]].

	'''She.''' Nonbinary people who ask people to use "[[she/her]]" pronouns for them include public speaker [[Olave Basabose]], internet personality [[Left at London]], musician [[JD Samson]], activist [[Kate Bornstein]] (who also goes by "they")<ref>{{cite tweet\|author=[[Kate Bornstein]]\|title=Thanks for asking, @msmacb. I like they/them. She/her are also okay—makes me smile. xox\|date=2016-01-26\|user=katebornstein\|number=692135982716575745}}</ref> and comedian [[Eddie Izzard]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|title=Eddie Izzard to use the pronouns 'she' and 'her'\|date=2020-12-21\|website=the Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2021-02-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603050016/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>.		'''She.''' Nonbinary people who ask people to use "[[she/her]]" pronouns for them include public speaker [[Olave Basabose]], internet personality [[Left at London]], musician [[JD Samson]], activist [[Kate Bornstein]] (who also goes by "they")<ref>{{cite tweet\|author=[[Kate Bornstein]]\|title=Thanks for asking, @msmacb. I like they/them. She/her are also okay—makes me smile. xox\|date=2016-01-26\|user=katebornstein\|number=692135982716575745}}</ref> and comedian [[Eddie Izzard]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|title=Eddie Izzard to use the pronouns 'she' and 'her'\|date=2020-12-21\|website=the Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2021-02-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603050016/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>.

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	Some nonbinary people ask to be called by gender-neutral pronouns. Other nonbinary people ask to be called by "he" or "she" pronouns, some of whom see that as a gender-neutral use of those words. The use of binary pronouns doesn't necessarily mean that someone has a binary gender identity. Some nonbinary people have more than one set of pronouns that they are okay with people using for them.		Some nonbinary people ask to be called by gender-neutral pronouns. Other nonbinary people ask to be called by "he" or "she" pronouns, some of whom see that as a gender-neutral use of those words. The use of binary pronouns doesn't necessarily mean that someone has a binary gender identity. Some nonbinary people have more than one set of pronouns that they are okay with people using for them.

	'''He.''' Some specific nonbinary people who ask to be called by "[[he/him~~\|that/nigga~~]]" pronouns include writer [[Richard O'Brien]].		'''He.''' Some specific nonbinary people who ask to be called by "[[He/him]]" pronouns include writer [[Richard O'Brien]].

	'''She.''' Nonbinary people who ask people to use "[[she/her]]" pronouns for them include public speaker [[Olave Basabose]], internet personality [[Left at London]], musician [[JD Samson]], activist [[Kate Bornstein]] (who also goes by "they")<ref>{{cite tweet\|author=[[Kate Bornstein]]\|title=Thanks for asking, @msmacb. I like they/them. She/her are also okay—makes me smile. xox\|date=2016-01-26\|user=katebornstein\|number=692135982716575745}}</ref> and comedian [[Eddie Izzard]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|title=Eddie Izzard to use the pronouns 'she' and 'her'\|date=2020-12-21\|website=the Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2021-02-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603050016/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>.		'''She.''' Nonbinary people who ask people to use "[[she/her]]" pronouns for them include public speaker [[Olave Basabose]], internet personality [[Left at London]], musician [[JD Samson]], activist [[Kate Bornstein]] (who also goes by "they")<ref>{{cite tweet\|author=[[Kate Bornstein]]\|title=Thanks for asking, @msmacb. I like they/them. She/her are also okay—makes me smile. xox\|date=2016-01-26\|user=katebornstein\|number=692135982716575745}}</ref> and comedian [[Eddie Izzard]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|title=Eddie Izzard to use the pronouns 'she' and 'her'\|date=2020-12-21\|website=the Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2021-02-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603050016/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>.

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	Some nonbinary people ask to be called by gender-neutral pronouns. Other nonbinary people ask to be called by "he" or "she" pronouns, some of whom see that as a gender-neutral use of those words. The use of binary pronouns doesn't necessarily mean that someone has a binary gender identity. Some nonbinary people have more than one set of pronouns that they are okay with people using for them.		Some nonbinary people ask to be called by gender-neutral pronouns. Other nonbinary people ask to be called by "he" or "she" pronouns, some of whom see that as a gender-neutral use of those words. The use of binary pronouns doesn't necessarily mean that someone has a binary gender identity. Some nonbinary people have more than one set of pronouns that they are okay with people using for them.

	'''He.''' Some specific nonbinary people who ask to be called by "[[he/him]]" pronouns include writer [[Richard O'Brien]].		'''He.''' Some specific nonbinary people who ask to be called by "[[he/him\|that/nigga]]" pronouns include writer [[Richard O'Brien]].

	'''She.''' Nonbinary people who ask people to use "[[she/her]]" pronouns for them include public speaker [[Olave Basabose]], internet personality [[Left at London]], musician [[JD Samson]], activist [[Kate Bornstein]] (who also goes by "they")<ref>{{cite tweet\|author=[[Kate Bornstein]]\|title=Thanks for asking, @msmacb. I like they/them. She/her are also okay—makes me smile. xox\|date=2016-01-26\|user=katebornstein\|number=692135982716575745}}</ref> and comedian [[Eddie Izzard]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|title=Eddie Izzard to use the pronouns 'she' and 'her'\|date=2020-12-21\|website=the Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2021-02-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603050016/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>.		'''She.''' Nonbinary people who ask people to use "[[she/her]]" pronouns for them include public speaker [[Olave Basabose]], internet personality [[Left at London]], musician [[JD Samson]], activist [[Kate Bornstein]] (who also goes by "they")<ref>{{cite tweet\|author=[[Kate Bornstein]]\|title=Thanks for asking, @msmacb. I like they/them. She/her are also okay—makes me smile. xox\|date=2016-01-26\|user=katebornstein\|number=692135982716575745}}</ref> and comedian [[Eddie Izzard]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|title=Eddie Izzard to use the pronouns 'she' and 'her'\|date=2020-12-21\|website=the Guardian\|language=en\|access-date=2021-02-10\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603050016/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/dec/21/eddie-izzard-to-use-female-pronouns-she-and-her\|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref>.

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	\| quote = I traded off they/them/their pronouns for he/him/his pronouns. I made this switch because I realized just how much I truly enjoy being acknowledged as a ~~gal~~.		\| quote = I traded off they/them/their pronouns for he/him/his pronouns. I made this switch because I realized just how much I truly enjoy being acknowledged as a guy.
	\| name = ~~Tyrone~~		\| name = Zayden
	\| age = 19		\| age = 26
	}}		}}
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	*Conclusion: Request that people use these pronouns for you.		*Conclusion: Request that people use these pronouns for you.

	Based on the above, here is a [[template letters\|sample letter]] of a fictional person announcing their pronoun change. You can use it as a template for writing your own.~~<blockquote>Dear Stuart,</blockquote>~~		Based on the above, here is a [[template letters\|sample letter]] of a fictional person announcing their pronoun change. You can use it as a template for writing your own.

	<blockquote>~~As you know~~, I have a nonbinary gender identity, meaning that I don't think of myself as a woman or a man. I'm transitioning to a gender expression that feels more like the real me. Since being called "he" or "she" doesn't feel right to me, I have decided to change my pronouns to singular they (they, them, their, theirs, themself). For an example of these pronouns in a couple sentences: "They are Morgan, that's them. They will read their book by themself". I like these singular gender-neutral pronouns the best because they were used by Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and other great writers. They have been a part of English for a long time. From now on, please call me by "they" pronouns, instead of "he" or "she".</blockquote>		<blockquote>
			Dear Stuart,

	~~<blockquote>~~Thank you,</~~blockquote~~>		As you know, I have a nonbinary gender identity, meaning that I don't think of myself as a woman or a man. I'm transitioning to a gender expression that feels more like the real me. Since being called "he" or "she" doesn't feel right to me, I have decided to change my pronouns to singular they (they, them, their, theirs, themself). For an example of these pronouns in a couple sentences: "They are Morgan, that's them. They will read their book by themself". I like these singular gender-neutral pronouns the best because they were used by Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and other great writers. They have been a part of English for a long time. From now on, please call me by "they" pronouns, instead of "he" or "she".
	~~<blockquote>~~Mx Morgan Doe</blockquote>
			Thank you,<br/>
			Mx Morgan Doe
			</blockquote>

	You can also use the above sample letter as a template for writing an e-mail, just by leaving out the signature. Use it as a template for a blog post by leaving out the salutation.		You can also use the above sample letter as a template for writing an e-mail, just by leaving out the signature. Use it as a template for a blog post by leaving out the salutation.