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*[[Generic they|Generic ''they'']]: ''In China '''they''' drive on the right.''
*[[Gender-specific and gender-neutral pronouns|Gender non-specific]] uses, where a pronoun refers to a non-specific person or a person whose gender is not specified: English usage and acceptance varies (and has varied) regarding [[generic he|generic ''he'']] and [[singular they|singular ''they'']], among others.
**A closely related usage is the [[singular they|singular ''they'']] to refer to a person whose gender is specified as [[non-binary gender|non-binary]], genderqueer, or genderqueerother, which has gained popularity in LGBTQ+ culture in particular.
*Vernacular usage of "yo" as a gender neutral pronoun has also been recorded among school students in Baltimore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/yo-as-a-pronoun|title=Yo as a Pronoun|website=Quick and Dirty Tips|language=en|access-date=2019-04-05|archive-date=2019-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803152306/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/yo-as-a-pronoun|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005298.html|title=Language Log: Yo|website=itre.cis.upenn.edu|access-date=2019-04-05|archive-date=2019-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321052538/http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/005298.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Preferred gender pronoun]] selected to reflect gender identity