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Xe/Xem/Xyr Guide

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The pronouns xe/xem/xyr are credited to Don Rickter who first used them in a Unitarian Universalist publication in May 1973! There are several variant spellings of these pronouns.

Complete Set:

Objective: Xe

Subjective: Xem

Possessive Adjective: Xyr

Possessive Pronoun: Xyrs

Reflexive: Xemself

Note: I’ve occasionally seen “xyrself” as the reflexive of this set. I’ll be using “xemself” in this post because it follows the convention of reflexive pronouns being [subjective pronoun] + -self suffix.

Examples:

They asked me → Xe asked me

I answered them → I answered xem

This was their request → This was xyr request

That book is theirs  → That book is xyrs

They love themself → Xe loves xemself

He asked me → Xe asked me

I answered him → I answered xem

This was her request → This was xyr request

That book is hers  → That book is xyrs

He loves himself → Xe loves xemself

Tips:

In English, an “x” at the beginning of a word is pronounced like a “z”– think of words like xylophone, xenon, etc.

I’ve generally heard “xyr” pronounced to rhyme with “her,” but it could also rhyme with “here,” so be sure to ask for clarification if someone you know uses xe/xem/xyr!

A common mistake I see is people swapping the possessive adjective “xyr” with the contraction for “xe is.” Remember, it’s “they’re going home,” not “their going home,” so for xe/xem, it’s “xe’s going home,” not “xyr going home.”

Additional Resources:

Pronoun Dressing Room

Practice With Pronouns

I hope this guide helps you! Feel free to send me an ask if you need clarification on anything! *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

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