In plain English
Instead of repeating a person's name, people often use a short word for that person. Words like she, he, and they do that job.
In context
Here, pronouns labels the profile field for the account holder to state which words people should use to refer to them without using their name.
- Situation
- Profile setup, contact details, verification fields, and preference settings
- What it communicates
- labels the profile field for the account holder's personal pronoun choice.
Meaning limits
By itself, this term does not establish which pronoun words apply to a particular person.
Examples
“The host used Lee's pronouns instead of repeating Lee's name all evening.”
“Before saving the account, Lee filled in Pronouns with "they/them".”