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Hollerinloud Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
His, her, and their
I just noticed this on the recent action page: hollerinloud updated "their profile." I'd suggest dropping "their profile" and using "his profile" instead. If this construction is too old school for you, why not use "his/her profile." I am, however, also troubled by this usage.
Nonetheless, in my humble opinion, "their profile" in this context is incorrect.
Nonetheless, in my humble opinion, "their profile" in this context is incorrect.
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Welcome to the forums, hollerinloud. You are absolutely correct, but it is one of those problems of English that has been around for centuries. We have no gender-free singular pronoun or possessive.
- Welcome to the forums, hollerinloud.
- You are absolutely correct, but it is one of those problems of English that has been around for centuries.
- We have no gender-free singular pronoun or possessive.
- "Their", to some, is less bothersome than "his/her".
- We just have to adapt to what we have, sometimes.
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Welcome to the forums, hollerinloud.
You are absolutely correct, but it is one of those problems of English that has been around for centuries. We have no gender-free singular pronoun or possessive. "Their", to some, is less bothersome than "his/her". We just have to adapt to what we have, sometimes. There is another incorrect structure on one of our pages here, and I mentioned it on
You are absolutely correct, but it is one of those problems of English that has been around for centuries. We have no gender-free singular pronoun or possessive. "Their", to some, is less bothersome than "his/her". We just have to adapt to what we have, sometimes. There is another incorrect structure on one of our pages here, and I mentioned it on
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