Kirby Conrodput a coin in the pronoun jarAn old comedy podcast episode casts a taboo on a determiner, and this means I have to talk about the “swear jar for pronouns” thing againDec 23, 20211Dec 23, 20211
Kirby Conrodintermediate pronoun studies: themselves and themselfQ: Should I say ‘themself’ or ‘themselves’ with singular they? A: People say both! And it kind of depends!Mar 26, 20223Mar 26, 20223
Kirby Conrodpronouns aren’t gender; please get better at looking at birdsPronouns aren’t gender. Confused? Try this one neat trick to make your brain better at perceiving!May 25, 20229May 25, 20229
Kirby Conrodpronoun espionagewhy i sometimes let people (especially bosses and doctors) misgender me so I can gain valuable intelMay 30, 20222May 30, 20222
Kirby ConrodThe right doesn’t care what a pronoun is.Stop trying to have arguments about grammar when fascists are trying to have arguments about trans people.Sep 22, 20225Sep 22, 20225
Kirby Conrodsome sample emails about pronounssome alternative strategies instead of just changing the pronouns in your email signature to 60pt font (I know, I want to, too)Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
Kirby Conrodguest post: pronoun sharing is for cis peopleputting pronouns on nametags is an accommodation for cis people to help them feel better, not a thing that actually advances trans rightsSep 29, 20233Sep 29, 20233
Kirby Conrodyou don’t have to engineer the perfect solution to nonbinary languageIs the nature of language efficiency or clarity? Look, buddy, it’s transient, shifting like water.Jan 15Jan 15
Kirby ConrodHow to do the absolute minimum (with pronouns)If you’re having trouble using someone’s pronouns*, here’s some advice on how not to be a dingus about it:Dec 4, 20171Dec 4, 20171
Kirby ConrodThe Problem With Pronoun PracticesHow to establish pronoun-sharing practices without pressuring people to out themselvesJul 1, 20192Jul 1, 20192
Kirby Conrodthe president of pronouns gives you permission to just kind of try stuff outcis people: have you ever tried out using a different pronoun? how did it go?Sep 28, 2020Sep 28, 2020
Kirby Conrodpronouns 101: introduction to your loved one’s new pronounsYour loved one (friend? family member? coworker whose feelings you give a shit about?) has asked you to use different pronouns than the…Dec 27, 2020Dec 27, 2020
Kirby Conrodpronouns 102: how to stop messing up pronounsPronouns are hard! There is a reason for that (the reason is… linguistics), but the fact of the matter is, many people find it very…Dec 27, 20205Dec 27, 20205
Kirby ConrodIntermediate Pronoun Studies: reader question 1A reader question: how to get better at using the right pronouns when someone’s name or appearance doesn’t seem to match?Jan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021
Kirby ConrodASK A LINGUIST ABOUT… PRONOUNS!For International Pronouns Day on October 21st, 2020, I joined with Nathan Dors from UW IT, who’s been working on incorporating pronouns…Jan 21, 2021Jan 21, 2021
Kirby Conrodimplicit misgenderingAre there times when using they is just as wrong/harmful as using he or she incorrectly? tl;dr: yesJan 21, 20212Jan 21, 20212
Kirby Conrodintermediate pronoun studies: multiple pronounsReader question: WHAT do I do when someone lists multiple sets of pronouns? Well, it depends!Jan 30, 20212Jan 30, 20212
Kirby Conrodintermediate pronoun studies: how do I make people stop misgendering me?Reader question: how do I get people to stop misgendering me?Jun 8, 2021Jun 8, 2021
Kirby ConrodGuest Lecture in Pronouns: VasundharaVasundhara Gautam writes a guest post about xyr pronouns! Why xe chose those pronouns, how to choose your own pronouns, and more!Jul 14, 2021Jul 14, 2021