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How about a new pronoun for the English language?

We need a pronoun that means he and/or she. Granted, we have one, it's called "he." It is supposed to be gender inclusive AND gender exclusive, like the German pronoun "er."

Since this has led to oppression of the female (real or fancied), it would be more convenient to have a separate pronoun that denotes both genders (gender all-inclusive) AND no specific gender (but not a thing (gender-free).

I propose the gender all-inclusive 3rd person plural pronoun: hesh

This will include both male and female. Hesh are people of both genders.

he for he

sh for she

For the gender-free singular or plural pronoun: **** or sheit

A ****, or sheit, is a being whose gender is irrelevant.

sh(e) for she

h(e) for he

it for a lack of gender

1. Do you think these could come into use?

2. What do you think of them for the purposes for which they are proposed (work your way through that one. ::grin::).

3. Have you any sensible propositions (regardless of whether you find mine sensible or not).

Update:

We could always just use that beautiful English pronoun "one," but that is a 2nd person singular pronoun.

They edited out s*h*i*t. I presume that too many people are closed-minded enough to consider that a "dirty" word. There is a reason for my using it in my proposition.

That and sheit are to be 3rd person singular and plural pronouns.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    "esh" would seem better -- kinda "any he or she"

    example:

    Any guest in our hotel has a wonderful opportunity to enjoy daily visits to various scenic spots, all esh needs to do is just sign esh name in the special list at reception.

  • 1 decade ago

    I have been using s/he for years.

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