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Most Common Pronouns

We made a list of the most common pronouns in the English language. Can you name them all?
According to the Corpus of Contemporary American English
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First submittedNovember 12, 2017
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Pronoun
He
Her
Him
I
Pronoun
It
Me
One
She
Pronoun
Them
They
Us
Pronoun
We
Who
You
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38 Comments
scambigol
+6
Level 78
Nov 12, 2017
'One' seems a bit unexpected, I guess the counting includes it being used as an adjective
samiamco
+31
Level 68
Nov 12, 2017
One would be mistaken to think that "one" can only be used as an adjective, wouldn't one? ;-D
DonTheLamplighter
+29
Level 86
Nov 21, 2017
If, of 3 guys with the same name, a minority of them were awarded money in a contest in Korea: One Juan won one won.

Sank you. I vill be here all ze veek.

Elan
+2
Level 66
Jan 30, 2018
Well done sir! I don't know how many Latinos there are in Korea, but, but that's neither here nor there.
roleybob
+1
Level 74
Nov 29, 2018
What about if a speaker cleared their thoughts, then instructed a Mr Wright to correctly note down the spelling of their name and then checked to make sure the addressee had understood - that would be:

'Right. Write Wright right Wright, right?'

Swaraelia
+1
Level 48
Jun 21, 2022
0/10, doesn't say one once.
Kontio100
+1
Level 53
Jan 30, 2018
I don't know about others, but I was thinking pronouns on my own language and translated them. There is many pronouns in Finnish language but one is not one of them.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 73
Oct 11, 2019
Really? That is interesting. It is basicly noone - no. (and close to someone but more general and not 1 person in mind). Many languages I dont know about asian and slavic languages though.

In dutch it is men, in german man (I think in scnadinavia aswell btw) and in french on. All three from the word human (homme in french) It is speculated that the english form is an imitation of the french version, since it does not refer to (hu)man.

Did some research and it seems eräs is close in finnish? Though you never get a good sense of the usage of a word by just reading about it. So I'm probably wrong.

WolfCam
+2
Level 67
Nov 12, 2017
I forgot you...
halpie
+7
Level 79
Nov 14, 2017
but you did not forget I.
pweent
+6
Level 90
Nov 13, 2017
MY gut feels THAT THIS source is iffy.
Freestatebear
+2
Level 86
Nov 13, 2017
"Her," but no "his"??
al314
+1
Level 92
Nov 13, 2017
'Her' as the objective form of 'she,' not the possessive.
Maladroit
+1
Level 51
Nov 13, 2017
He gave it to her - her functions as an object. By contrast: He gave it to his - doesn't work. Her is not exclusively possessive, whereas his is.
TWM03
+1
Level 72
Jan 30, 2018
His can be a pronoun - like mine, yours, hers, ours, theirs etc. But this use is less common than 'her'.
chondrichthyess
+10
Level 61
Nov 16, 2017
Woah woah Aesthus, this is a child-friendly site. No need to talk about him "giving it to her"
roleybob
+4
Level 74
Nov 23, 2017
Hold your horses there TinklePork - this is also an adult-friendly site and there's no need for cheap euphemisms :-P
APHill
+9
Level 76
Nov 13, 2017
Where is "y'all"?
fuanacdc
+4
Level 88
Nov 13, 2017
Not to mention y'uns, yinz, and yunz...
kogatora
+3
Level 94
Jan 12, 2018
or thou or ye...guess that's why it says most common
DaveM
+3
Level 75
Jan 30, 2018
"Youse"!
drlancy
+5
Level 57
Nov 13, 2017
Shocked not to see my, mine, its, his, our and yours.
MavsFanForLife25
+3
Level 76
Mar 18, 2019
Those our possessive pronouns. So they act as adjectives rather than pronouns. It's weird
bambrini
+1
Level 33
Oct 31, 2024
Right, but they're still pronouns...
octopus72
+1
Level 69
Feb 28, 2025
I might be wrong, but wouldn't my, his, our, and its be classified as 'possessive adjectives' while mine and yours as 'possessive pronouns'?

Because, you can say "This is my car" and the 'my' is modifying the noun 'car' ... while in "This is mine", 'mine' would be replacing the noun phrase 'my car'

chondrichthyess
+2
Level 61
Nov 16, 2017
What about Xe? That's the new pronoun that you're supposed to call people who don't want to be male or female
quizwhizz
+13
Level 71
Jan 30, 2018
There are only two genders.
samiamco
+24
Level 68
Jan 30, 2018
Seriously, Tinkle? You had to squeeze in *two* snarky and offensive comments on the exact same unrelated topic on ONE quiz? Now that you've gotten the attention you were seeking, can you stop?
WashingMachine
+6
Level 67
Jan 21, 2021
They don't not 'want' to be male or female, they just AREN'T. Please get it right.
GrammarBeane1
+2
Level 83
Sep 16, 2023
I don't think it's in common enough use yet for the "common pronouns" quiz
Kesa1979
+1
Level 92
Jan 30, 2018
Good quiz. Thanks. 12/14
OfficerDibble
+3
Level 83
Jan 30, 2018
'Who' can be a pronoun, which is included; so (in exactly the same way) can 'what', which is excluded. Why?
plattitude
+1
Level 95
Mar 30, 2018
My guess is that the 'most common' line goes between their respective usages.
WolfCam
+2
Level 67
Jan 31, 2018
No Y'all?
Sifhraven
+1
Level 73
Oct 9, 2019
got one, missed who.. Those wre tow long minutes with coming up with nothing. Ended up typing, somebody, anybody? haha
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 91
Feb 1, 2020
This must only include very rigidly formal American writing if one as a pronoun takes a spot and what, that, those, (as pronouns, clueless nitpickers), someone, etc. do not. It's not even a common pronoun in journalism.
AllenY
+2
Level 68
Jun 5, 2020
Why 14?
paperdiego
+1
Level 66
May 12, 2025
Why was the other pronoun quiz, with the pronoun table, deleted?
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