Updated pronoun usage

[conuly]

As I said, somebody in my life came out as nonbinary and this involved a change in pronouns. I'm tentatively happy to report that I'm now up to 25 - 33% correctly getting the right pronoun on the first try, slightly higher if they're within earshot. It's slow, but it's progress.

It only took me a few months to force myself to say twenty-whatever instead of two-thousand-whatever for the year, sooooooooo hopefully this will be just that fast.

Comments

[mme-n-b.livejournal.com]

I always wondered abou that. Under what circumstances do you even use third-person pronouns about someone who's within hearing distance?

[conuly]

"Oh, hi, Friend. So-and-so here was just telling me about his/her/their mother."

"Mom, this is Friend. He's in my Psych class with me."

"Now, if somebody over here could pick up her room...."

It happens a lot more often than I expected!

[mme-n-b.livejournal.com]

I just realized that I never say this. Like ever. So, lesson for today - it's not just the accent, my word usage also seems to be weird.