At 09:51 AM Friday 5/16/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:
>On Fri, 16 May 2008, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > > Julia Thompson wrote: > >> > >> I have a friend who has on occasion. Xe doesn't make a habit of it, > >> but I've seen it enough to know that it's within expected bounds. > >> (Xe makes xir own dresses, and wears purple a lot.) > >> > > :-)))))))))))))))))))))) > > > > Is this your invention, or some kind of standard > > crossdresser pronoun? In the Jijo books, He uses > > "er" for a neutral gender, but I guess using neutral > > in this case would be politically incorrect. > > > > Alberto Monteiro > >It's one of the conventions I've seen online. I don't know if it's the >one that xe uses, but it's the one I've got the best handle on. > > Julia Or maybe xe is a fan of Ray Russell's "Xong of Xuxan" . . . Though Google Reports That The Story Was Originally Published In A Publication Which Bills Itself As Being For A Particular Traditional Gender Maru . . . ronn! :) who also likes the color purple (not a reference to the book or movie but the hue) but uses standard pronouns and uses a keyboard on which all of the keys work (at least at present) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
