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* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''himself or herself''. | * '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''himself or herself''. | ||
=== '''Hu''' === | |||
'''hu, hum, hus, hus, humself'''. Several times since the 1970s, pronoun neologisms have been created based on a "humanist" model using <u>hu</u>man as a base or root source for pronouns. These attempts have been about using nominally gender-inclusive or neutral source etymologies in order to create new pronouns with familiar and hence more easily understood spelling and pronunciation. This new humanist model takes these prior efforts and expands it to include options for pronouns, nouns, honorifics and more--and an (eventually) complete framework / model for neutral and inclusive English. | |||
Pronunciation of ''hu'' is identical to the first part of ''hu''man (i.e., like the name Hugh), and hum follows the same model (as in, ''hum''an). | |||
'''Forms:''' | |||
*'''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''hu'' laughs. | |||
*'''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''hum''. | |||
*'''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''hus'' hair grows long. | |||
*'''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''hus''. | |||
*'''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''humself''. | |||
'''On Posilicious:''' [https://posilicious.com/2020/08/27/gender-neutral-english-new-humanist-model/ Gender Neutral and Inclusive Humanist English] | |||
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