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


    ===Sne===
    '''sne, fe, se, se's, sneself'''. 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 sneself (sometimes rendered sneedself). Its structure parallels other 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 ''sneself'' (or ''sneedself'').


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

    Latest revision as of 21:07, 5 December 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 d