Tag Archives: gender neutral pronoun

Gender neutral?

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Frank

Having bemused y’all for a few days with gender-neutral pronouns… My suggestion was to use thi with a soft th (like the first syllable of theatre) and thir again with a soft th (like the first syllable of thirty) – … Continue reading →

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Θreesome

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Frank

At night θi lies in labyrinthine loving Python to θir south Such thrilling teeth, such breathy roving, Her most methodic mouth… A theatre of lust! Of faith and mirth! Panther to θir north His lethal length – such depth! – … Continue reading →

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More gender neutral experimentation

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Frank

Okay, so yesterday’s experiment with a new gender neutral pronoun (qi/qir) wasn’t a success. I quite like ze/hir (see, e.g., Love at first unsight), but the ze can be problematic and intrusive (see The Need for a Gender-Neutral Pronoun). The … Continue reading →

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Admiration

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Frank

My love’s fair hair enwrapt with flowers, garlanded, sweet colours bright, qir rapturous eyes I’ll watch for hours in hope qi’ll smile and say I might be one qi loves – or tolerates – enough qi will qir charms expose… … Continue reading →

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