One potential goal of communication is to move a factual idea from your head to my head, something about the state of the world.

A different goal of communication is to implant a feeling in my mind, making me feel happy or angry or sad or worried.

Often, these two goals are compatible, and capable speakers/writers can accomplish both more often ( Read more... )

1. She / her / hers (cisgender woman)
2. She / her / hers (transgender woman)
3. They / them / their
4. E / em / eir (and other popularized sets)
5. Unique invented pronoun set
6. Ella / la / suya (and other foreign sets)
7. She / her / hers / "call me a man"
8. She / him / their
9. You / you / your
10. 9. I / me / my

These are a sample of the personal pronoun preferences I ( Read more... )

 This is a post about half of the people that I know. If this post is not about you then it is not about you.

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