Lon Using "one" as a generic pronoun can lead to confusion, since "one" can mean many things. "Lon" can be used as a direct substitute. Exempli gratis, Throwing bricks is not what lon who lives in glass houses should do. Among the many reasons not to pick fights, one is that lon can never be sure of lon's opponent's strength. "Lon" can be pronounced to rhyme with "son" or "don." Zon A simple substitute for the slang gender-ambiguous pronoun "they" is "zon." The declension of this singular third-person pronoun, as compared to the pronouns in existing usage, is as follows: Nominative Accusative* Genitive** Person Number Gender I me my, mine 1st sing. ambig. you you your(s) 2nd ambig. ambig. he him his 3rd sing. male she her her(s) 3rd sing. female zon zor zor(s) 3rd sing. ambig. it it its 3rd sing. neuter we us our(s) 1st pl. ambig. they them their(s) 3rd pl. ambig. * = In modern English, this typically includes dative and instrumental cases. ** = In modern English, the genitive takes two forms, depending on whether it is used as an adjective or as a copula ("noun form"). The appropriate disjunctive pronoun, since it is commonly disputed in English, is not specified. It is often asserted that in "proper English," the copula and subject of a linking verb must agree in case in the case of pronouns ("This is she" as a reply to "May I speak to the Orange Squid?"); likewise, "zor" may be appropriate. In speech, almost invariably the accusative case is used ("zon"). The corresponding plural to zon is simply they. The reflexive form (used as an object when the subject an object of a verb match) is simply zonself, like all other modern English pronouns.