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Bino Posted 18 years ago
Legal Studies
Pronouns referring to national states
What is the gender of national states, or which pronoun do you use to refer to the word "state".
The actual case is the following:
Each of the contracting states shall carry xxx own costs associated with the arbitration proceedings
What should the xxx be here, "its" or "her" ?
Or what about a "singular their"
Thanks for your comments
The actual case is the following:
Each of the contracting states shall carry xxx own costs associated with the arbitration proceedings
What should the xxx be here, "its" or "her" ?
Or what about a "singular their"
Thanks for your comments
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Hi, Welcome to the Forum. What is the gender of national states, or which pronoun do you use to refer to the word "state". The actual case is the following: Each of the contracting states shall carry *** own costs associated with the arbitration proceedings What should the *** be here, "its" or "her" ?
- Hi, Welcome to the Forum.
- What is the gender of national states, or which pronoun do you use to refer to the word "state".
- The actual case is the following: Each of the contracting states shall carry *** own costs associated with the arbitration proceedings What should the *** be here, "its" or "her" ?
- Or what about a "singular their" Say 'its', although 'their' is often heard as well.
- States are occasionally 'personified' in poetic or rhetorical contexts.
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Hi,
Welcome to the Forum.
What is the gender of national states, or which pronoun do you use to refer to the word "state".
The actual case is the following:
Each of the contracting states shall carry *** own costs associated with the arbitration proceedings
What should the *** be here, "its" or "her" ?
Or what about a "singular their"
Say 'its', alt
Welcome to the Forum.
What is the gender of national states, or which pronoun do you use to refer to the word "state".
The actual case is the following:
Each of the contracting states shall carry *** own costs associated with the arbitration proceedings
What should the *** be here, "its" or "her" ?
Or what about a "singular their"
Say 'its', alt
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Thanks Clive,
It seems to me that US newspapers often refer to England and France as "her". I would guess that goes for Canada as well.
I tend to prefer "its" over "her" too in this case where the reference is back to the impersonal "each of the states", so thanks for the affirmation.
I am pleased to hear that you think it is ok to use "their" although the use of "singular they/their
It seems to me that US newspapers often refer to England and France as "her". I would guess that goes for Canada as well.
I tend to prefer "its" over "her" too in this case where the reference is back to the impersonal "each of the states", so thanks for the affirmation.
I am pleased to hear that you think it is ok to use "their" although the use of "singular they/their
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Hi Bino,
Two comments: The more poetic "she" or "her" is used when we know which country is being discussed. In a general discussion about "any and all states" then the neutral "its" is the only one that is appropriate.
The singular "they/their" is used when you don't know the *** of the person who is being talked about. A person will have a ***, even if you don't know what it i
Two comments: The more poetic "she" or "her" is used when we know which country is being discussed. In a general discussion about "any and all states" then the neutral "its" is the only one that is appropriate.
The singular "they/their" is used when you don't know the *** of the person who is being talked about. A person will have a ***, even if you don't know what it i
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