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Ceph Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Singular 'their'?

Hi,

To my knowledge, "Their" can be also used as a singular pronoun.

Both have their (own) faults.

Is the 'their' in the sentence above a fine example of a singular 'their'?

Thanks
  

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No. 'Both' is a plural pronoun, so 'their' is unexceptional. 'Each has their own faults' is an example of a singular 'their'.

— Rover_KE

  • No.
  • 'Both' is a plural pronoun, so 'their' is unexceptional.
  • 'Each has their own faults' is an example of a singular 'their'.
  • Rover
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No. 'Both' is a plural pronoun, so 'their' is unexceptional.

'Each has their own faults' is an example of a singular 'their'.

Rover
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