Comments on: Gender-neutral Singular Pronouns http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/01/06/gender_neutral_singular_p/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:02:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John Gruber http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/01/06/gender_neutral_singular_p/#comment-83 John Gruber Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=159#comment-83 Singular “their” is not a new idea at all. My <a href="http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html">favorite page on the subject</a>. Singular “their” is not a new idea at all. My favorite page on the subject.

]]> By: Raena http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/01/06/gender_neutral_singular_p/#comment-84 Raena Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=159#comment-84 LambdaMOO had an interesting system of a nongendered gender, called Spivak. According to <a href="http://www.ibiblio.org/michael/bashfaq.html">this FAQ:</a> <pre> Spivak Feminine Masculine Subjective: e she he Objective: em her him Possessive: eir her his Other familiar pronouns can be extrapolated: 'emself', etc.</pre> So, not a new idea at all. I've heard of nongendered new words being constructed as early as the 40's, but I can't track that down when it's 3am. :P LambdaMOO had an interesting system of a nongendered gender, called Spivak. According to this FAQ:

              Spivak        Feminine     Masculine

Subjective:   e             she          he

Objective:    em            her          him

Possessive:   eir           her          his

Other familiar pronouns can be extrapolated: 'emself', etc.

So, not a new idea at all. I've heard of nongendered new words being constructed as early as the 40's, but I can't track that down when it's 3am. :P

]]> By: Michael http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/01/06/gender_neutral_singular_p/#comment-85 Michael Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=159#comment-85 Yes, the idea is hundreds of years old. What I find interesting is that it keeps re-appearing. I didn’t realize you had a blog, Raena—will have to check it out. Yes, the idea is hundreds of years old. What I find interesting is that it keeps re-appearing. I didn’t realize you had a blog, Raena—will have to check it out.

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