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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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Every one has their own nature so don't be so judgmental
Is the following sentence correct?
Every one has their own nature so don't be so judgmental.
Every one has their own nature so don't be so judgmental.
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Everyone has their own nature so don't be so judgmental. And then, of course, it's the age-old question of whether it's correct to use singular "their". What you have is fine to many people in many contexts, but formally some people would insist on something like: Everyone has his or her own nature so don't be so judgmental.
- Everyone has their own nature so don't be so judgmental.
- And then, of course, it's the age-old question of whether it's correct to use singular "their".
- What you have is fine to many people in many contexts, but formally some people would insist on something like: Everyone has his or her own nature so don't be so judgmental.
- Everyone has his own nature so don't be so judgmental.
- ("his" understood to include both sexes, but some object to this)
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Everyone has their own nature so don't be so judgmental.
And then, of course, it's the age-old question of whether it's correct to use singular "their". What you have is fine to many people in many contexts, but formally some people would insist on something like:
Everyone has his or her own nature so don't be so judgmental.
Everyone has his own
And then, of course, it's the age-old question of whether it's correct to use singular "their". What you have is fine to many people in many contexts, but formally some people would insist on something like:
Everyone has his or her own nature so don't be so judgmental.
Everyone has his own
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Mr WordyEveryone has their own nature so don't be so judgmental.
And then, of course, it's the age-old question of whether it's correct to use singular "their". What you have is fine to many people in many contexts, but formally some people would insist on something like:
Everyone has his or her own nature so don't be so judgmental.
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Jackson6612Everyone has their own nature so don't be so judgmental.Yes it's fine. Using "their" in this context goes back several hundred years so don't be talked out of using it. Personally I think saying "he or she" sounds unnatural in everyday speach.
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Jackson6612Would it have been wrong if you had used the article an instead of the?Given the way I wrote the sentence, "the" feels significantly better to me, even if "an" is not actually wrong.
And by the way, is my above question correct grammatically?
The wording of your question is fine.
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