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===Sne===
===Sne===


'''Sne, fe, se, 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 seself (sometimes rendered sneedself). Its structure parallels other neopronoun sets.
'''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:'''
'''Forms:'''
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* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''se'' hair grows long.
* '''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''.
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''se's''.
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''seself'' (or ''sneedself'').
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''sneself'' (or ''sneedself'').


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