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There are two main sets of pronouns, and one minor set. | There are two main sets of pronouns, and one minor set. | ||
Casual Pronouns: | |||
Casual pronouns are based on apparent gender. These are used with strangers, customers, family, and by the lower classes in most settings. You don't use them in formal settings. | Casual pronouns are based on apparent gender. These are used with strangers, customers, family, and by the lower classes in most settings. You don't use them in formal settings. | ||
Male alphas, Male betas, Male omegas, (many) Epicene alphas: | |||
he / him / his / his / himself | he/him/his/his/himself | ||
Female alphas, Female betas, Female omegas, (many) Epicene omegas: | |||
She / her / her / hers / herself | She/her/her/hers/herself | ||
Kids, (some) Epicene alphas and omegas: | |||
Hey / hem / heir / heirs / hemself | Hey/hem/heir/heirs/hemself | ||
Formal Pronouns: | |||
Formal pronouns are based on reproductive role - whether you | Formal pronouns are based on reproductive role - whether you can¹ [[sire]] or [[carry]] kids. These are used in legal settings, some schools, other formal situations, and by the upper classes in most settings. | ||
Male alphas, Male betas, Epicene alphas, Female alphas: | |||
ile / loy / sor / sors / (themself) | ile/loy/sor/sors/(themself) | ||
Female betas, Female omegas, Epicene omegas, Male omegas: | |||
ele / ly / sor / sors / (themself) | ele/ly/sor/sors/(themself) | ||
Kids: | |||
Hey / hem / heir / heirs / hemself | Hey/hem/heir/heirs/hemself | ||
Minor Pronouns: | |||
The [[history]] on English pronouns is complex. Other pronouns that are still in use are: | |||
Especially when talking about their role in [[packs]], betas can be respectfully referred to in the plural. | Especially when talking about their role in [[packs]], betas can be respectfully referred to in the plural. | ||
Male betas, female betas: | |||
They / them / their / theirs / themself - | They/them/their/theirs/themself | ||
While these are often used disrespectfully, some Female alphas and Male omegas prefer gender-dynamic-specifc pronouns. These gender-dynamics have faced notable [[discrimination]] in the West - being seen as inferior members of their dynamic. Some have embraced their separateness from their wider gender and dynamic, while others consider separation another tool to discriminate against them. It's generally considered safest to not use these pronouns unless a person has requested you do. | |||
Female alphas: | |||
Hoon/henny/henner/henners/henself | |||
Male omegas: | |||
Han/hone/hans/hans/honeself | |||
Pronoun History | |||
The Britain dealt with successive waves of invasion between 0-1100 AD. The Brythonic inhabitants were influenced by Roman, Saxon, Norse, and Norman invasions. See [[history]] for more details, but the affects on the pronoun system are shown here. | The Britain dealt with successive waves of invasion between 0-1100 AD. The Brythonic inhabitants were influenced by Roman, Saxon, Norse, and Norman invasions. See [[history]] for more details, but the affects on the pronoun system are shown here. | ||
Brythonic Pronouns: | |||
The Britons/Angles had a gender-based pronoun system. Dynamics started appearing around the time of the Roman invasions starting 55 BC. The Britons adopted the Roman pronoun 'mīles' into a general beta pronoun, extending it from it's use for only Male betas. The pronoun was derived from the term for Male beta infantrymen, [[band]]s of whom were highly valued by the Roman military. | |||
Male alphas, Male omegas, (possibly some) Male betas: | |||
The Britons/Angles had a gender-based pronoun system. Dynamics started appearing around the time of the Roman invasions starting 55 BC. The Britons adopted the Roman pronoun 'mīles' into a general beta pronoun, extending it from it's use for only Male betas. The pronoun was derived from the term for Male beta infantrymen, [[band]]s of whom were highly valued by the Roman military | |||
Eβ̃ | Eβ̃ | ||
Female alphas, Female omegas, (possibly some) Female betas: | |||
Hi | Hi | ||
Male betas, Male omegas: | |||
Miles | Miles | ||
Anglo-Saxon Pronouns: | |||
The Saxons brought the Germanic dynamic-based pronoun system. | The Saxons brought the Germanic dynamic-based pronoun system. | ||
<<CONTINUE>> | |||
Casual pronouns are descended from Old English. These pronouns survived the Norman Invasion due to many factors, but a major one was a disinclination of the Norman upper classes to bother learning the dynamics of their Anglo-Saxon servants. These pronouns | |||
Old English Pronouns: | |||
Male: | |||
Hē → He | Hē → He | ||
hine/him → him | hine/him → him | ||
his → his | his → his | ||
Female: | |||
Hēo → She | Hēo → She | ||
hīe/hire → her | hīe/hire → her | ||
hire → her/hers | hire → her/hers | ||
Plural (now Epicene): | |||
Hīe → Hey | Hīe → Hey | ||
hīe/him → hem | hīe/him → hem | ||
heora → heir/heirs | heora → heir/heirs | ||
Formal Pronouns are descended from Old French. They were introduced following the Norman Invasion in 1066. | |||
Old French Pronouns: | |||
Proginator ([[sire]]): | |||
il → ile | il → ile | ||
le/li/lui → loy | le/li/lui → loy | ||
son/sa/ses → sor/sors | son/sa/ses → sor/sors | ||
Proginatrix ([[dam]]): | |||
ele → ele | ele → ele | ||
la/li → ly | la/li → ly | ||
son/sa/ses → sor/sors | |||
Minor Pronouns are descended from Old Norse. Vikings had settlements in Scotland and Northern Britain starting in the 700s, and were Norse kingdoms from 1015 until the Norman Invasion. Old Norse influenced Old English in many ways, including its pronoun system. | |||
[[ | ¹ Like many Earth systems, infertility is not considered. Infertile and [[trans]] people are grouped with the rest of their gender-dynamic group. | ||