[etni] Re: singular "their"
- From: "Yoheved Menashe" <yo_menashe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lych2@xxxxxxxxxxx, etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 16:55:38 +0200
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B"H
But on the same level, you better "his/her" in the States because you will
be penalized if you use their for a singular antecedent.
Yo
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From: Lynn Choiness <lych2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [etni] singular "their"
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:36:06 +0100 (BST)
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Having recently completed an MA in Eglish Teaching and Learning at Liverpool
University I feel I may be able to contribute something to the discussion
about the singular usage of "their".
We were instructed that in England politically correct speech directs the
speaker towards using "their" instead of his/her: ie: "Let me know about
their intentions".. Dissertation writers are in fact penalised if this form
is not used
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