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Gamboler Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

His / her /its

The sentence is:

Sure, nobody likes to get into trouble, even when it's not [ ] fault, suffering the consequences.

The subject here is nobody (neuter). If I want to make the second part general for both masculine & feminine, can I use its as possesive form between not and fault ('it's not its fault')? If not, then how can I write the sentence to indicate her or his fault? Would it be possible to use 'your' instead?
  

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gamboler Sure, nobody likes to get into trouble, even when it's not [their / his] fault, suffering the consequences. "their" for most cases. "his" (which stands for "his" or "her") is the formal version, but it's being used less and less in favor of (by some) "his or her".

— CalifJim

  • gamboler Sure, nobody likes to get into trouble, even when it's not [their / his] fault, suffering the consequences.
  • "their" for most cases.
  • "his" (which stands for "his" or "her") is the formal version, but it's being used less and less in favor of (by some) "his or her".
  • My preference is "their".
  • CJ
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gambolerSure, nobody likes to get into trouble, even when it's not [their / his] fault, suffering the consequences.
"their" for most cases. "his" (which stands for "his" or "her") is the formal version, but it's being used less and less in favor of (by some) "his or her".

My preference is "their".

CJ
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its is wrong.

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