Monday, September 3, 2007

Hum - A new personal pronoun, inclusive of all genders

Hum (pronoun, third person singular - possessive: hum's)

Hum is a personal pronoun, coined by me, which is explicitly inclusive of any and all genders. Instead of saying "his or her book," one can say "hum's book." Rather than say, "He or she likes pudding," hum can say "Hum likes pudding." Hum is more efficient than "his or her," more graceful than alternating "he" and "she," more personal than "one" (as in "one likes to read one's book") and, in terms of embracing varieties of human gender, more inclusive, even, than "his or her."

Hum derives from the word "human."

I've used this new pronoun here and there for fun, and have been delighted to find that it works quite well, and to my ear sounds just fine. Everyone is entitled to hum's own opinion, of course.

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