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    * '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''hirself''.
    * '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''hirself''.


    ===Sne===
    Sne/fe/se is an uncommon set of pronouns first attested in anonymous online discussions in the late 2010s. The paradigm consists of nominative sne, accusative fe, possessive se, and reflexive seself (sometimes rendered sneedself). Its structure parallels other e-type neopronoun sets.
    '''Forms:'''
    * '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''sne'' laughs.
    * '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''fe''.
    * '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''se'' hair grows long.
    * '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''se's''.
    * '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''seself'' (or ''sneedself'').


    ===They===
    ===They===

    Revision as of 23:01, 29 November 2025

    Most used neutral pronouns
    1. They/them (79.5%)
    2. Xe/xem (7.2%)
    3. E/em (5.2%)
    4. Ze/hir (4.7%)
    5. It/its (4.4%)
    6. Fae/faer (4.3%)

    Data provided by the 2019 Gender Census.[1]

    English neutral pronouns are useful not only when writing documents that need to use inclusive language, but also for any nonbinary people who prefer not to have their pronouns imply that they are female or male. As shown in surveys, many nonbinary people are okay with being called "he" or "she," but there are al