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Hu

hoo
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1
A gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun (they/them/their), used instead of he/she.
"Hu said hu would arrive around noon."

How to Use Hu

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishOne of several invented gender-neutral pronouns proposed as an alternative to he/she — much rarer in practice than singular "they."

When to use it

Very uncommon; singular "they" is far more widely used and understood as the gender-neutral option in English.

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