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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
General Grammar
I often hear people using plural words like they, their while referring to third party singular. Example, 'i expect him to tell me when they are not satisfied with my offer'
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They/them/their has been in use as the 3rd person singular neuter pronoun for centuries, in spite of periodic efforts to stifle it. At the moment it is accepted in speech but not in formal writing. In your sentence, if 'they' refers to 'him', then it is very poor style: the writer knows the *** of the person and could at least be consistent.
- They/them/their has been in use as the 3rd person singular neuter pronoun for centuries, in spite of periodic efforts to stifle it.
- At the moment it is accepted in speech but not in formal writing.
- In your sentence, if 'they' refers to 'him', then it is very poor style: the writer knows the *** of the person and could at least be consistent.
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They/them/their has been in use as the 3rd person singular neuter pronoun for centuries, in spite of periodic efforts to stifle it. At the moment it is accepted in speech but not in formal writing. In your sentence, if 'they' refers to 'him', then it is very poor style: the writer knows the *** of the person and could at least be consistent.
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