Kirby ConrodPronoun Studies FAQs: do you use pronouns in front of people?Do people actually use third person pronouns in front of the person they’re referring to? Linguistics says: it’s more likely than you…Feb 19A response icon4Feb 19A response icon4
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, 2021A response icon1Dec 23, 2021A response icon1
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, 2022A response icon3Mar 26, 2022A response icon3
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, 2022A response icon9May 25, 2022A response icon9
Kirby Conrodpronoun espionagewhy i sometimes let people (especially bosses and doctors) misgender me so I can gain valuable intelMay 30, 2022A response icon2May 30, 2022A response icon2
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, 2022A response icon5Sep 22, 2022A response icon5
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, 2023A response icon3Sep 29, 2023A response icon3
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 15, 2024Jan 15, 2024
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, 2017A response icon1Dec 4, 2017A response icon1
Kirby ConrodThe Problem With Pronoun PracticesHow to establish pronoun-sharing practices without pressuring people to out themselvesJul 1, 2019A response icon2Jul 1, 2019A response icon2
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, 2020A response icon5Dec 27, 2020A response icon5
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, 2021A response icon2Jan 21, 2021A response icon2
Kirby Conrodintermediate pronoun studies: multiple pronounsReader question: WHAT do I do when someone lists multiple sets of pronouns? Well, it depends!Jan 30, 2021A response icon2Jan 30, 2021A response icon2
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
