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<P><A href="/">~ Return to the rest of the site</A></P> <P><A href="/">~ Return to the rest of the site</A></P>
<H1>My pronouns and my opinions on pronouns</H1> <H1>My pronouns and my opinions on pronouns</H1>
<H3>updated 2020-10-23</H3> <H3>updated 2020-12-14</H3>
<HR size="1" width="25%" align="left" /> <HR size="1" width="25%" align="left" />
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My pronouns are <CODE>they/them</CODE>. My pronouns are <CODE>they/them</CODE>.
That means when referring to me you would (for example) say "<B>They</B> are Deven." That means when referring to me you would (for example) say "<B>They</B> are Trinity."
I'm a singular person and choose to use they/them pronouns mostly for pedantic reasons; I'm a singular person and choose to use they/them pronouns mostly for pedantic reasons;
my "gender" (assuming such a thing exists) is my business alone and I see no reason to involve the public in that. my "gender" (assuming such a thing exists) is my business alone and I see no reason to involve the public in that.
Maybe if I become more comfortable with myself that will change. Maybe if I become more comfortable with myself that will change.
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Richard Stallman's article on genderless pronouns in English Richard Stallman's article on genderless pronouns in English
</A> as it </A> as it
<A href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201015032310/https://stallman.org/articles/genderless-pronouns.html"> <A href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201015032310/https://stallman.org/articles/genderless-pronouns.html">
stands today stands today</A>,
</A>, <I>except</I> when it comes to "they" violating English grammar. <I>except</I> when it comes to "they" violating English grammar.
I find "they" and "them" to fit very well into English when used as singular pronouns I find "they" and "them" to fit very well into English when used as singular pronouns
and when I need to refer to a thing between individuals and groups of people I just use and when I need to refer to a thing between individuals and groups of people I just use
the proper noun. the proper noun.