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Panda fold 982 Posted 8 years ago
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Each has a book themselves or himself/ herself

Below which is right? Which is wrong?

Everyone has a book, don't they?

Class, get your book by yourselves.

Everyone helps themselves to the snacks.

Each has a book themselves.

  

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It gets a bit awkward. If you use singular - as you'd expect with '---one' / 'each' then you have to use 'him' or 'her' when you aren't aware of the actual gender. It seems to be accepted to use the plural in these instances.

— David Hatton

  • It gets a bit awkward.
  • If you use singular - as you'd expect with '---one' / 'each' then you have to use 'him' or 'her' when you aren't aware of the actual gender.
  • It seems to be accepted to use the plural in these instances.
  • panda fold 982 Everyone has a book, don't they?
  • Accepted English.
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It gets a bit awkward. If you use singular - as you'd expect with '---one' / 'each' then you have to use 'him' or 'her' when you aren't aware of the actual gender. It seems to be accepted to use the plural in these instances.

panda fold 982Everyone has a book, don't they?

Accepted English.

panda fold 982Class, get your bo
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