Gender neutral language in French: Difference between revisions

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-La vie en Queer suggests 'cet', which's pronunciation is the same as that of the feminine form 'cette'; Divergenres retains 'cèx', mentioning that it sounds like the word 'sexe'. A third possibility consists in voicing — for instance [t] turns to [d] — or devoicing —[g] becomes [k], for example — the final feminin consonantal suffix of the word, so that the word remains easily recognizable while being distinct both from the masculine and  the feminine. This approach would have the advantage of keeping the misunderstandings and the memorization effort at a minimum.
+La vie en Queer proposes 'cet', which sounds the same as that of the feminine form 'cette'; Divergenres retains 'cèx', but notes that it sounds like the word 'sexe'. A third possibility is to voice or to devoice the final consonant of the feminine word, for instance turning [t] to [d] or [g] to [k]. This would allow the word to remain easily recognizable while being distinct from both the masculine and  the feminine forms. This approach has the advantage of minimizing misunderstandings and memorization effort.
 === Non personal pronouns ===