Xe (pronoun)

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Xe gender-neutral pronouns
subject pronoun
object pronoun
possessive pronoun
possessive (noun form)
reflexive pronoun

Xe, xyr, and xem are gender-neutral pronouns designed to supplement the existing pronouns in the English language. These pronouns have not seen common use. These terms can be applied to people and animals regardless of sex. They do not imply anything about the sex of what is referred to.

Xyr can also be spelled xir or xer, xem can be spelled xim, and xemself can be spelled ximself.

Advantages of xe, xyr, xem

Xe rhymes with both he and she, xyr rhymes with her, and xem rhymes with him. There is one pronoun that rhymes with the female and one that rhymes with the male which makes it more neutral. The subject pronoun, which is probably the "main pronoun", rhymes with both.

Disadvantages

The letters x and y are both subject to multiple pronunciations, not only within English but in other languages that use Roman letters. It is not at all clear to a first-time reader what these pronouns are supposed to sound like. One possibility is /z/, like other English words that start with x; another is /ð/, making it an alternative spelling of the singular they.

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[A discussion about theory of Mind]: a paper from 2000 that uses and defines these pronouns

Gender-neutral pronouns
He \| Singular they
Spivak \| Ve \| Xe \| Ze \| Sie/hir

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