Glide's Progress

[Guest Glide]

Why not just use a gender neutral name?

 

This is a great idea! From here on to when it decides otherwise it shall be called Riley.

[jean-luc]

Yes this works, except it's annoying to have to say their name over and over again, eg:

 

Alex climbed onto alex's desk to check alex's phone to see if alex's friend replied.

 

And "it" seems detrimental

So ya, back to the same problem

[fennecfoxx]

Well, "they" is a gender-neutral pronoun.

[jean-luc]

Ya, but no matter what we have to change some definition somewhere, either

1. change 'they' to optionally mean a singular thing/person

or

2. change "it" to mean a thing OR a person

 

what should it be?

[fennecfoxx]

There are actually other gender-neutral pronouns; they're just more obscure.

[jean-luc]

There are actually other gender-neutral pronouns; they're just more obscure.

 

Please, tell them to me

 

So, after some research I realized that the most common is to use "they" when the gender is unknown.

[Splooshie123]

Alex climbed onto alex's desk to check alex's phone to see if alex's friend replied.

"Master has presented Dobby with clothes! Dobby is free!"

 

Yes, but "they" isn't suitable in all cases. It can replace he and she, but not him and her.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spivak_pronoun

How about the Spivak pronouns?

It's mostly just removing the "th" from the different forms of "they."

 

"e" instead of "he" or "she"

"em" instead of "him" or "her"

"eir" instead of "his" or "her"

[fennecfoxx]

 

Please, tell them to me

 

So, after some research I realized that the most common is to use "they" when the gender is unknown.

 

I can't actually remember any just off the top of my head. I just know there are some. Just google "gender-neutral pronouns" or something.

[Splooshie123]

The Wikipedia article basically boils down to "there are no generally accepted gender neutral pronouns in the English language."

There is, however, a list of invented ones here. Just take your pick.

[Guest Glide]

Okay then... Now that me and Riley, who is in fact a BOY, have returned from our trip to find our progress report a grammatical argument battlefield we're going to get this back on track.

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First off, Riley has chosen to not have a name until he comes up with 'the greatest one ever,' so he shall be called he, him, and other synonymous words.

 

My trip to my grandparents was uneventful for the most part and because of the lack of internet I was able to just sit there and tulpaforce most of my time away. My tulpa still doesn't have an actual form, but he's a sort of blue blurred human shape and doesn't have a distinguishable face. He has started basic speaking and moving on his own, I think. I don't think I'm parroting and I always hear his voice in the way back of my head.