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 '''Use for real nonbinary people:'''
 *Writer and advocate [[Chris Paige]] uses zey/zem/zeir in addition to they/them/their. The "zey" pronoun set was suggested by zeir daughter to avoid singular/plural confusion.<ref name="BibleBash">{{Cite web |title=Enuchs and Jesus and Pronouns, Oh My! Mx Chris Paige -- Matthew 19 |author1=Hooper, Liam |author2=Toscano, Peterson |work=The Bible Bash Podcast |date=September 28, 2019 |access-date=July 14, 2020 |url= https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/climate-stew/e/64218290}}</ref>
+===Zhe===
+'''zhe, zhim, zher, zhers, zhimself''' or '''zherself'''. This pronoun set was proposed in November 2000 (or possibly earlier) by economist Fred E. Foldvary. Dr. Foldvary wrote:<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001121014600/http://www.progress.org/fold162.htm|url=http://www.progress.org/fold162.htm |last=Foldvary|first=Fred E.|title=Zhe, zher, zhim|work=The Progress Report|archive-date=21 November 2000}}</ref>
+{{quote|The English language needs new pronouns to refer to people in a gender-neutral way. I offer the words zhe, zher, and zhim, where the "zh" is pronounced as in the second "g" of garage or the "z" in azure. "Zhe" means either he or she for the subject of a sentence. "Zher" is the possessive "him" or "her." "Zhim" is the accusative or object of a sentence, meaning either "him" or "her."
+For example: "Zhe was walking zher dog down the street and then gave zhim a treat." The pronoun "one" would not do here: "One was walking one's dog down the street and then gave one a treat" does not work. The use of the plural would make it sound like more than one person and more than one dog. For gender-neutral pronouns, new words are needed, and zhe, zher, zhim fits the need.}}
+Dr. Foldvary did not specify a reflexive form of the pronoun, but various online pronoun lists give the reflexive as "zhimself" or "zherself".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wou.edu/wp/safezone/pronouns/|title=Pronouns|work=Western Oregon University Safe Zone}}</ref><ref name="SmithM2019">{{Cite web |title=LGBTQIA Patients: Initiating a Positive Healthcare Experience with Open Lines of Communication |author=Smith, Margaret |work=nursingcenter.com |date=6 February 2019 |access-date=6 October 2020 |url= https://www.nursingcenter.com/ncblog/february-2019/lgbtqia-patients-initiating-a-positive-healthcare}}</ref>
+'''Use in fiction:'''
+* Zhe/zher pronouns were sometimes used for space pirate Eleodie Maracavanya in the ''Star Wars: Aftermath'' novels. Eleodie is the first canonly nonbinary character in the ''Star Wars'' universe.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=ChuckWendig| number=1007345075343552513|title=That would be the gender-neutral / non-binary pronoun used by human space pirate Eleodie Maracavanya.|date=14 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="Eleodie">{{Cite web |title=Eleodie Maracavanya |author= |work=Wookieepedia |date= |access-date=6 October 2020 |url= https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Eleodie_Maracavanya}}</ref>
+* In season 11, episode 15 of the TV show ''Supernatural'', a character says "Well it's kinda every demon for him/her/zhimself."<ref name="supe_Quee">{{Cite web |title=Queer and Gender Diverse Characters |author= |work=supernaturalwiki.com |date= |access-date=6 October 2020 |url= http://www.supernaturalwiki.com/Queer_and_Gender_Diverse_Characters}}</ref>
+'''Forms:'''
+* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''zhe'' laughs.
+* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''zhim''.
+* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''zher'' hair grows long.
+* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''zhers''.
+* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''zhimself''. (or ''zherself'')
+'''On Pronoun Island:''' https://pronoun.is/zhe/zhim/zher/zhers/zhimself, https://pronoun.is/zhe/zhim/zher/zhers/zherself
 ===Zie===