diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'glossary.md')
-rw-r--r-- | glossary.md | 32 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/glossary.md b/glossary.md deleted file mode 100644 index c98ce4b..0000000 --- a/glossary.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,32 +0,0 @@ ---- -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. |