English neutral pronouns: Difference between revisions

English neutral pronouns (edit)

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 ====E (es)====
-'''e, em, es (e's), (e's), (not recorded)'''. Created in 1890 by James Rogers of Crestview, Florida.<ref name="aetherlumina listing 2"></ref><ref name="d baron epicene"></ref> In about 1977, version where all forms starts with capital letters was independently "created by psychologist Donald G. MacKay of the University of California at Los Angeles."<ref name="d baron epicene"></ref> In 1989, independently created by Victor J. Stone, Professor of Law.<ref name="d baron epicene"></ref>
+'''e, em, es (e's), (e's), (not recorded)'''. Created in 1890 by James Rogers of Crestview, Florida.<ref name="aetherlumina listing 2"></ref><ref name="d baron epicene" /> In about 1977, version where all forms starts with capital letters was independently "created by psychologist Donald G. MacKay of the University of California at Los Angeles."<ref name="d baron epicene" /> In 1989, independently created by Victor J. Stone, Professor of Law.<ref name="d baron epicene" />
 '''Forms:'''
-* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''e'' laughs.
+* '''Nominative:''' When I tell someone a joke ''e'' (or ''E'') laughs.
 * '''Accusative:''' When I greet a friend I hug ''em''.
 * '''Pronominal possessive:''' When someone does not get a haircut, ''es'' hair grows long.
 * '''Predicative possessive:''' (not recorded)
-* '''Reflexive:''' (not recorded)
+* '''Reflexive:''' Each child feeds ''emself''.<ref>THE LAW: For the Record; E Has a Modest Proposal on Ungendered Personal Pronouns. (1989, August 25). New York Times. Retrieved from https://link-gale-com.lsproxy.austincc.edu/apps/doc/A175745500/OVIC?u=txshracd2487&sid=OVIC&xid=0ae5e2ed</ref>
 ===Ey (Elverson pronouns)===