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+layout: page
+title: Glossary
+language: en
+ref: gloss
+---
+
+This list contains some words I use even though it is not 
+considered as standard English, or rarely used in English.
+
+whence
+: from where
+
+thou
+: singular second-person pronoun
+
+ze
+
+: singular gender-neutral third-person pronoun
+
+  pronunciation /ziː/, similar to German *sie*\
+  objective **zem**, possessive **zer**, reflexive **zemself**
+
+  I derived it from English determiner *this*, since modern pronouns
+  also come from Old English words for *this*. Logically, it would more likely
+  becomes *de* or *fe*. *Fe* seems out of place for me, and *de* may make me
+  look like appropriating AAVE.
+
+  *They* as a singular pronoun kinda works, but it causes confusion.
+  I prefer clarity, which is also the reason why I use the archaic *thou*
+  when the situation allows. Of course, I respect everyone's pronoun preference
+  so this is only used when I don't know it.