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For example, a trans man has probably been called "she" and "her" from birth based on his [[female]] [[assigned gender|birth assignment]], but would prefer to be called "he" and "him". Part of transition for the trans man may involve him asking his friends and family to refer to him as "he/him" instead of "she/her" from now on. | For example, a trans man has probably been called "she" and "her" from birth based on his [[female]] [[assigned gender|birth assignment]], but would prefer to be called "he" and "him". Part of transition for the trans man may involve him asking his friends and family to refer to him as "he/him" instead of "she/her" from now on. | ||
Nonbinary people tend to have a harder time if they decide that they prefer pronouns that reflect their nonbinary gender. Many people complain that the most commonly accepted pronoun among nonbinary people, singular they, is grammatically incorrect. Many people struggle to use singular they, a pronoun usually used to refer to someone of unknown gender, for someone whose nonbinary gender is known. | Nonbinary people tend to have a harder time if they decide that they prefer pronouns that reflect their nonbinary gender. Many people complain that the most commonly accepted pronoun among nonbinary people, singular they, is grammatically incorrect. Many people struggle to use singular they, a pronoun usually used to refer to someone of unknown gender, for someone whose nonbinary gender is known. | ||
Referring to someone with the incorrect pronouns is called misgendering and can result in negative effects in the person being misgendered. | |||
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* Fae - fae/faer/faer/faers/faeself, or variation - 4.1% | * Fae - fae/faer/faer/faers/faeself, or variation - 4.1% | ||
* Co - co/co/cos/cos/coself - 1.2% | * Co - co/co/cos/cos/coself - 1.2% | ||
== Using pronouns in a sentence == | |||
* She—'''She''' went to the store, bought '''herself''' some of '''her''' favorite soup, and returned a wallet that was not '''hers'''. | |||
* He—'''He''' went to the store, bought '''himself''' some of '''his''' favorite soup, and returned a wallet that was not '''his'''. | |||
* They (singular)—'''They''' went to the store, bought '''themself''' some of '''their''' favorite soup, and returned a wallet that was not '''theirs'''. | |||
* Ey—'''Ey''' went to the store, bought '''eirself''' some of '''eir''' favorite soup, and returned a wallet that was not '''eirs'''. | |||
* Per—'''Per''' went to the store, bought '''perself''' some of '''pers''' favorite soup, and returned a wallet that was not '''pers'''. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||