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Viewpoints from Involvement -- "Thon"
The history and usage of "thon" as a genderless pronoun derived from "that one" is described.
http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/10/17/19.html
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Gender-Neutral Pronoun Frequently Asked Questions
A discussion of gender-neutral/gender-free pronouns in English over the centuries, such as 'sie', 'hir', 'ey', 'zie', and singular their.
http://aetherlumina.com/gnp/
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The History and Status of Singular Their (with Examples)
A discussion of the traditional and established use of "they/their" as indefinite genderless pronouns by Jane Austen and other well-known authors.
http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html
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Some Notes on Gender-Neutral Language
Carolyn Jacobson, a Ph. D. candidate who studies Victorian English literature, provides this handout about the history of pronoun usage.
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~cjacobso/gender.html
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Gender Fair Language
Jenny Redfern discusses how to minimize sexist language while neither violating English grammar nor using gender-neutral pronouns.
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/genderfair.html
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Gender Exclusive Language
Learn six strategies to avoid using gender-specific pronouns.
http://www.esc.edu/esconline/across_esc/writerscomplex.nsf/0/564e043922d70d98852569c3006d727e?OpenDocument
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