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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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his/her or their which one???
everybody tries to do his/her job perfectly
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everybody tries to do their job perfectly
which one is correct or can they be used both? if it's so why?
thankyou!
or
everybody tries to do their job perfectly
which one is correct or can they be used both? if it's so why?
thankyou!
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For informal writing-- and of course in conversation, I would use their . For careful writing, I would use his or her , but if it recurs, I would recast to avoid the awkwardness: All of the staff try to do their jobs perfectly .
- For informal writing-- and of course in conversation, I would use their .
- For careful writing, I would use his or her , but if it recurs, I would recast to avoid the awkwardness: All of the staff try to do their jobs perfectly .
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For informal writing-- and of course in conversation, I would use their. For careful writing, I would use his or her, but if it recurs, I would recast to avoid the awkwardness: All of the staff try to do their jobs perfectly.
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