In the light of recent events (most this post here and here) I decided that maybe it would be a good idea to make a pronoun checklist. This list was compiled with the help of shutthefuckupotherkin who’s a linguist.

The basic idea is to curb the flow of completely ridiculous pronouns that some people seem to be churning out, and thus to help NB people to be taken as serious as they deserve. (no, if you insists on ‘purr’ as a personal pronoun i can guarantee that nobody will take you seriously).

So, what should your pronoun be checked for?

- should be pronounceable (zch is probably not a good choice)

- should be pronounced different from established pronouns as I assume that you want to be called your pronoun not only in written form (yt vs it, where’s the difference?)

- should be brief. A pronoun longer than the word it’s place holding for is not very practical. (consider three to four letters for the base form)

- should not be a preexisting word. It will only cause confusion if you use words that have established definitions. (yes I’m looking at your faerieli)

BONUS ROUND:

- should not be a gendered pronoun in another language.

EXTRA BONUS ROUND:

- if your pronoun turns out to already exist as a word in another language (eve if not a pronoun) consider adjusting your pronoun to avoid confusion in multilingual people.