Timeline for Is there a gender-neutral pronoun that can replace “his” or “her”? [duplicate]
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Duplicate of Usage of "they" / "them" / "their" when the person's gender is not known | |
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| May 25, 2016 at 16:09 | history | edited | Alan Carmack | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 22, 2015 at 3:26 | vote | accept | sm535 | ||
| Feb 4, 2015 at 8:48 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackEnglishLL/status/562895354954514432 | ||
| Jan 30, 2015 at 14:36 | comment | added | Jay | There's an excellent discussion of this over on English.stackexchange.com, english.stackexchange.com/questions/48/… You do not need to propose a new set of gender-neutral pronouns. Dozens have already been proposed. None has caught on. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 18:45 | comment | added | TimR | I'd say "such an one hath erred most grievously". | |
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| Jan 29, 2015 at 18:27 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | @TRomano: If only one person showed you a valid example, would you say they must be mistaken? | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 18:21 | comment | added | user6951 | Related question: Is it acceptable to use “he” as a neutral pronoun? | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:57 | history | edited | Tyler James Young | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:46 | answer | added | Tyler James Young | timeline score: 21 | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:26 | comment | added | sm535 | Thanks everyone for the good discussion, particularly to @Tyler and TRomano. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:24 | comment | added | ssav | @sm535 You're not the first to invent the words ze and zir. People have been making up gender neutral pronouns for over a hundred years. The only one in common use is singular they. 'The user of this software may not need to use it from their personal computer. They can use it from a phone or even from their tablet.' | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:24 | comment | added | sm535 | @Tyler: Actually Using your link I found both of my 'inventions' are already in that list. Bummer! | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:20 | comment | added | Tyler James Young | Jason may have thought you were referring to “ze” and “hir”, which are among the coinages listed here. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:11 | comment | added | TimR | Show me an example where the subject must be strictly singular. I'm skeptical. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:09 | comment | added | sm535 | @TRomano: +1 for your good suggestion. However, not always I can use a plural. The subject may need to be strictly singular in some cases. What is your suggestion? | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:07 | comment | added | sm535 | @Jason Patterson: They have not caught on anywhere since they were invented 27 minutes ago. :-) Thanks for your comment though. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:06 | comment | added | sm535 | @ssav: as I mentioned, I would like to use active and not passive voice. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 15:01 | comment | added | Jason Patterson | Avoid using 'ze' or 'zir' unless you're writing a user manual for a highly socially progressive population. These invented pronouns haven't caught on anywhere. | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 14:58 | comment | added | ssav | Singular they is a popular choice, and is easier to understand than made up words. In this case though I would go with TRomano's suggestion and use the plural. Either that or take the user out entirely. "The software need not be used from a personal computer. It can be used from a phone or even from a tablet." | |
| Jan 29, 2015 at 14:49 | comment | added | TimR | Use the plural, "users". That would work better than making words up. A user's manual can address the user, and say "You". For example, "To save your work, click the Save button". | |
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| Jan 29, 2015 at 14:39 | history | asked | sm535 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |