English neutral pronouns: Difference between revisions
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There are several sets of pronouns that use "ve" in the nominative form, the earliest of which was created in 1970.<ref>http://voices.revealdigital.com/cgi-bin/independentvoices?a=d&d=BFGIFEB19700501.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------------1# (page 2)</ref> In the 2019 Gender Census, | There are several sets of pronouns that use "ve" in the nominative form, the earliest of which was created in 1970.<ref>http://voices.revealdigital.com/cgi-bin/independentvoices?a=d&d=BFGIFEB19700501.1.2&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------------1# (page 2)</ref> In the 2019 Gender Census, 24 participants (0.2%) used a set of pronouns starting with ''ve''.<ref name="Census2018"/> | ||
'''ve, ver, vis, vis, verself''' is the exact set used by Egan, Hulme, and Reynolds (see below). The set's date of creation and creator are not yet known to the editors of this wiki. A nearly-identical but incompletely recorded set was '''ve, vir, vis, (not recorded), (not recorded)''', which was created in 1970, and published in the May issue of ''Everywoman.''<ref name="aetherlumina listing 2"></ref><ref name="d baron epicene"></ref> | '''ve, ver, vis, vis, verself''' is the exact set used by Egan, Hulme, and Reynolds (see below). The set's date of creation and creator are not yet known to the editors of this wiki. A nearly-identical but incompletely recorded set was '''ve, vir, vis, (not recorded), (not recorded)''', which was created in 1970, and published in the May issue of ''Everywoman.''<ref name="aetherlumina listing 2"></ref><ref name="d baron epicene"></ref> | ||
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* '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''ver''. (Or: "I hug ''vir''.) | * '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''ver''. (Or: "I hug ''vir''.) | ||
* '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''vis'' hair grows long. | * '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''vis'' hair grows long. | ||
* '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow '' | * '''Predicative possessive:''' If I need a phone, my friend lets me borrow ''vis''. | ||
* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''verself''. | * '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''verself''. | ||