Hello everybody. I've recently met some strange information about new English words. Is it real or fake?
Peoplekind - some sources consider that it's gender neutral form of mankind. Is it formal or informal variation?
Words like hir and zir. (I'm sorry for my poor vocabulary) How can I use these words? Will it be formal?
Did I make some mistakes in my post?
Thanks for reading it. I'll be happy to get replies it's important for me.
Peoplekind. Hir. Zir. Are there these words in English?
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Re: Peoplekind. Hir. Zir. Are there these words in English?
These are indeed so-called "gender-neutral" words which may now be found in the Oxford English Dictionary:ApTyPuO wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:33 pm Hello everybody. I've recently met some strange information about new English words. Is it real or fake?
Peoplekind - some sources consider that it's gender neutral form of mankind. Is it formal or informal variation?
Words like hir and zir. (I'm sorry for my poor vocabulary) How can I use these words? Will it be formal?
Did I make some mistakes in my post?
Thanks for reading it. I'll be happy to get replies it's important for me.
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