From 196ee1a8c8b02d5d2bc3305e4fe61d49cf3d9fa0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ngô Ngọc Đức Huy Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2021 11:54:40 +0700 Subject: Update profile --- glossary.md | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) create mode 100644 glossary.md (limited to 'glossary.md') diff --git a/glossary.md b/glossary.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c98ce4b --- /dev/null +++ b/glossary.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +--- +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. -- cgit 1.4.1