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In response to "It's a VERY important issue for Gen Z. One of my sister's children is a They. " by Dark Callisto

I agree with this, but I still find "they" awkward because of its historical plural meaning. It makes reading and speaking awkward and often leads to

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Mar 31 '21, 10:23

lack of clarity (did the person mean a single "they" in this instance or multiple people?). I totally respect the choice, but wish we could essentially create new pronouns to address this.

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There were some attempts at making new pronouns: Ze, Zir, Zem. But they didn’t really go anywhere. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 31, 10:30 2
- Hadn't heard that and funny that I was just trying to come up with an alternative and almost picked exactly that. I think it could catch on at this - pmb Mar 31, 10:34
- In the last book I read, the X versions of the same were used for one supporting character. It threw me every time. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 31, 10:34
Also this. -- nm - Dean Winchester Mar 31, 10:24

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I agree with this, but I still find "they" awkward because of its historical plural meaning. It makes reading and speaking awkward and often leads to

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