Different pronouns to be used by different people.

Someone wrote…

I asked my old friends to call me “he,” but it sounds awkward when some of them say it. I wonder if it’s supposed to be that way when you switch pronouns, or if I prefer different pronouns to be used by different people.

What’s your experience?

And what are you thinking about gender right now?


Posted by on July 20th, 2009 at 08:00 am

Category: your voice 2 comments »

2 Responses to “Different pronouns to be used by different people.”

  1. Cory
    July 21st, 2009 at 9:36 pm |

    I feel the same way. I think different people say your name(s) and your pronoun(s) in different ways, and not all of them work across the board. The trouble is finding out what works best with who, without confusing/bothering the hell out of them by constantly switching what you ask them to call you.

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  2. kes
    July 31st, 2009 at 5:05 pm |

    For some reason… it really annoys me being called "she" unless it's by someone I'm close to. Then it doesn't bother me so much.

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