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"Sundar Naz commented on THEIR own post."
I don't understand the use of "their" in the above sentence. Why is it "their" why not "HER"? What function does the word "their" has in the sentence?
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sundarnaz Why is it "their" why not "HER"? When we don't know if the writer is a he or a she, there is a dilemma. " Sundar Naz commented on ITS own post.
- sundarnaz Why is it "their" why not "HER"?
- When we don't know if the writer is a he or a she, there is a dilemma.
- " Sundar Naz commented on ITS own post.
- What to do?
- Since there is no acceptable singular pronoun, and we don't want to repeat the name, we reluctantly have come up with the solution of using the plural pronoun.
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sundarnazWhy is it "their" why not "HER"?
When we don't know if the writer is a he or a she, there is a dilemma. We don't refer to a person as "it."
Sundar Naz commented on ITS own post.
0It is so-called "singular they". It is used instead of "he" or "she" when the *** of the person is not known. I personally dislike this kind of use of singular "they". In fact, I have suggested that this message be changed to pick up the person's *** from their profile, where this is specified.
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