pronoun
third person singularUsed instead of ‘he’ or ‘she’ to refer to a person of unspecified or non-binary gender previously mentioned or easily identified.
‘I understood exactly what ze meant’- ‘Ze wanted to put an end to it.’
- ‘Ze just said ze was happy to help.’
- ‘I was so glad ze asked.’
- ‘Ze thought of hirself as different from other female-assigned children growing up.’
- ‘When ze thought it over afterwards, it occurred to hir that ze ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural.’
- ‘I don't have an issue calling a student by a name that she or he or ze prefers.’
- ‘Ze thinks ze's trapped you.’
- ‘Ze could be whatever ze wanted.’
- ‘Ze felt that ze was dozing off.’
- ‘Ze loves zir family and is very close to zir brother.’
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