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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.
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