0
TwoClever/½ Posted 21 years ago
Letter Writing

something funny about this sentence

Hi

Could you please check what's wrong with the following sentence?

For anyone wanting to test their English, there are English language exercises on the articles and there is also a dictionary feature on the site.

Thank you.
  

Top answer

I don't see any serious problem. Their is questionable as the pronoun referring to the singular anyone , but his or her is more and more considered hypercorrect, while his alone is sexist, so their is more and more accepted as the pronoun for a personal referrent of unknown ***. The best solution is probably to change anyone to learners .

— Mister Micawber

  • I don't see any serious problem.
  • Their is questionable as the pronoun referring to the singular anyone , but his or her is more and more considered hypercorrect, while his alone is sexist, so their is more and more accepted as the pronoun for a personal referrent of unknown ***.
  • The best solution is probably to change anyone to learners .
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
I don't see any serious problem. Their is questionable as the pronoun referring to the singular anyone, but his or her is more and more considered hypercorrect, while his alone is sexist, so their is more and more accepted as the pronoun for a personal referrent of unknown ***. The best solution is probably to change anyone to learners.
0
0
Thank you Mister Micawber. I've changed the text as suggested.
0

Related Questions