in french the sounds aren't directly related - il/elle/on (round o, silent/nasal n). on doesn't have the inanimate connotations of it since every noun in french has a gender.
it's probably a personal thing, but nonstandard pronouns are something that will stop me from reading a book or story. it's confusing, it kills the language flow, and it makes me think that the author's trying to make a political point instead of telling a story.
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Date: 2010-01-24 05:54 am (UTC)it's probably a personal thing, but nonstandard pronouns are something that will stop me from reading a book or story. it's confusing, it kills the language flow, and it makes me think that the author's trying to make a political point instead of telling a story.