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{{OtherIdentity|also_called=Preferred pronoun|image1=[[Pnq Pronoun Questioning - @imoga-pride.png]]|caption1=Pronoun questioning flag}}{{Quote|We must remember that the English pronoun system is not fixed. Several centuries ago the objective plural you drove the nominative and objective singulars thou and thee and the nominative plural ye out of general use. It appears to have happened for social reasons, not linguistic reasons. They, their, them have been used continuously for six centuries, and have been disparaged in such use for about two centuries.|—Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage, 1994}}
A '''pronoun''' (abbreviated '''pro''' or '''prn''') is a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase. For transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people, choosing a preferred pronoun may be a very important part of gender presentation and how that person perceives their gender.
The adjective associated with "pronoun" is "'''pronominal'''". A pronominal is also a word or phrase that acts as a pronoun. For example, in ''That's not the one I need'', the phrase ''the one'' is a pronominal.
== Flags ==
[[File:Pronou n path.png|thumb|An example of the "pronoun path" format for flags.|link=Special:FilePath/Pronou_n_path.png]]
[[File:Halo halos by ezgender.png|thumb|Halo/haloself by Ezgender using zir format.]]
Like other parts of a person's identity, like their gender or orientation (or even their kink or disability), flags may be made specifically for pronouns. Unlike other facets of queer identity, pronoun flags at large don't follow any real common convention. Flags for pronouns vary wildly in design, number of stripes, and symbols used. A pronoun flag format called "pronoun path" is used by Tumblr user mothpride. This refers to a specific design of flag that uses two overlapping stripes, with each flag being unaligned with any identity, just pronouns. The first example of this format being used was posted November 10th, 2020, and the term "pronoun path" was first used in another post the same day.<ref>https://archive.is/Da1c8</ref>