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Interplanetary Age English - Pronouns
In most dialects of Interplanetary Age English, the first person plural pronoun (we) gained distinction on the inclusion of the recipient, while the second person pronoun (you) gained distinction between singular and plural variants. These appear to be results of influences from a variant of English known as African-American Vernacular English. In addition, the object forms of first person singular and first person plural began to be used interchangeably with the subject form.
The following tables show the pronouns used by Standard Cislunar English.
Starting from the first century AT, developments in gender identities and expressions in the English-speaking world resulted in the revival and creation of a large number of third-person pronouns. Most saw limited uses, generally in specific communities and subcultures, but a few became widely adopted in formal and informal English by the Interplanetary Age.
There were some variations in how the pronouns were used in different dialects of IP English. For example, the pronoun it/its was used as a nonspecific pronoun (and applicable to person) in dialects such as Jovian English, while others such as Australian English used w'all instead of s'all for the inclusive first person plural pronoun.
The following tables show the pronouns used by Standard Cislunar English.
| Type | Subject | Object | Possessive determiner | Possessive | Reflexive |
| First person singular | me / I | me | my | mine | myself |
| First person plural (including recipient) | s'all | s'all | s'all's | s'all's | s'allselves |
| First person plural (excluding recipient) | us / we | us | our | ours | ourselves |
| Second person singular | you | you | your | yours | yourself |
| Second person plural | y'all | y'all | y'all's | y'all's | y'allselves |
Starting from the first century AT, developments in gender identities and expressions in the English-speaking world resulted in the revival and creation of a large number of third-person pronouns. Most saw limited uses, generally in specific communities and subcultures, but a few became widely adopted in formal and informal English by the Interplanetary Age.
| Type | Subject | Object | Possessive determiner | Possessive | Reflexive |
| Non-gender-specific person | they | them | their | theirs | themself |
| Non-gender-specific person | e / ey | em | eir | eirs | emself / eirself |
| Masculine person | he | him | his | his | himself |
| Feminine person | she | her | her | hers | herself |
| Non-person | it | it | its | its | itself |
| Plural | th'all | th'all | th'all's | th'all's | th'allselves |
There were some variations in how the pronouns were used in different dialects of IP English. For example, the pronoun it/its was used as a nonspecific pronoun (and applicable to person) in dialects such as Jovian English, while others such as Australian English used w'all instead of s'all for the inclusive first person plural pronoun.
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Text by AstroChara and TSSL
Original article by M. Alan Kazlev, Daniel Eliot Boese, Mark Ryherd, Stephen Inniss and Steve Bowers
Initially published on 06 March 2001.
Some of the pronouns in this article are copies or adaptations of the Spivak pronouns.
Updated August 2020 by Worldtree
Updated Jan 2024 by Steve Bowers
Overhauled 2025-06-10 by AstroChara
Original article by M. Alan Kazlev, Daniel Eliot Boese, Mark Ryherd, Stephen Inniss and Steve Bowers
Initially published on 06 March 2001.
Some of the pronouns in this article are copies or adaptations of the Spivak pronouns.
Updated August 2020 by Worldtree
Updated Jan 2024 by Steve Bowers
Overhauled 2025-06-10 by AstroChara
