Pronouns question

Davian · Mar 23, 2016

If an adult female human is a woman, which comes from the word "man", what is the proper term for an adult female mer? Is is "womer"? In game, I simply here male and female elves referred to occasionally as men and women, but I think this is incorrect if the world of Elder Scrolls already makes a clear distinction between "men" as a superclass of races, and "mer" as another superclass.

So should "womer" be a term?

Daelon DuLac · Mar 23, 2016

I just refer to all people as homos. It's so much easier. Homosapien Sapien.

Pete · Mar 23, 2016

Everyone knows those damn elves aren't us, tried to wipe us out in the great cataclysm, so I'm told.

You make a good point!

Daelon DuLac · Mar 23, 2016

Pete said:
Everyone knows those damn elves aren't us, tried to wipe us out in the great cataclysm, so I'm told.

You make a good point!

Well they're me! I am MER! Hear me... peep...

Chadonraz · Mar 23, 2016

Good question.

I usually refer to elves as he/she, or simply their race.

UnslaadKrosis · Mar 25, 2016

I think it would be MER-Man and MER-Maid. And NOT those kind of mermaids, because water-dwelling human-like species that exist in Nirn are called Argonians.

Hart · Mar 28, 2016

I would just think it's mer, and simply referring to them as he/she. If you wanted to be technical it could be: "That female mer/mer woman is getting on my nerves."

sticky runes · Mar 28, 2016

she-elf.

Or she-mer?

I guess elves aren't too bothered about the distinction. If you're male you're a man, if you're female you're a woman, whatever race you originate from. The non-elf races just didn't come up with a particularly interesting collective term for Nords, Bretons and Redguards, and so they are just known as members of mankind.

DrunkenMage · Mar 31, 2016

I don't think any distinction has been made, or at least none in the Cyrodilic language established under the Empire which is spoken in every province.

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