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Everyone is concern ed about their life only. Even though "their" looks like a plural possessive determiner, we are still talking about the life of one person at a time. If you replaced their with his or her , the choice would seem more obvious: Everyone is concern ed about his or her life .
- Everyone is concern ed about their life only.
- Even though "their" looks like a plural possessive determiner, we are still talking about the life of one person at a time.
- If you replaced their with his or her , the choice would seem more obvious: Everyone is concern ed about his or her life .
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- This is just my opinion, though, and it's not based on solid scientific evidence.
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Everyone is concerned about their life only.
Even though "their" looks like a plural possessive determiner, we are still talking about the life of one person at a time.
If you replaced their with his or her, the choice would seem more obvious:
Everyone is concerned about his or her life . . .
Even though "their" looks like a plural possessive determiner, we are still talking about the life of one person at a time.
If you replaced their with his or her, the choice would seem more obvious:
Everyone is concerned about his or her life . . .
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