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singular - adj. showing or indicating no more than one thing
gender - n. the state of being male or female; sex
discriminate - v. to unfairly treat a person or group of people differently from other people or groups
gender-neutral - adj. a word or expression that cannot be taken to refer to one gender only
virtual - adj. existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet
transgender - adj. of or relating to people who have a sexual identity that is not clearly male or clearly female
copy editor – n. a person whose job is to prepare a book, newspaper, etc., for printing by making sure the words are correct
Here is a chart showing the commonly accepted pronouns and some of the new gender-neutral pronouns:
| Subject | Object | Possessive Adjective | Possessive Pronoun | Reflexive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | he laughs | I hugged him | his heart warmed | that is his | he loves himself |
| Feminine | she laughs | I hugged her | her heart warmed | that is hers | she loves herself |
| Singular 'they' | they laugh | I hugged them | their heart warmed | that is theirs | they love themself |
| LamdaMOO "spivak" (1991) | e laughs | I hugged em | eir heart warmed | that is eirs | e loves emself |
| Ze (or zie) and hir | Ze laughs ("zee") | I hugged hir ("heer") | hir heart warmed "heer" | that is hirs ("heers") | Ze loves hirself ("heerself") |
