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Wrong, you can't use "their" when referring to one person. 4 30.77%
It's fine, you can use "their" when referring to one person. 9 69.23%
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grammatical question...
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RE: grammatical question...
The links I posted in the shoutbox...

http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/errors/they.html
http://www.proz.com/topic/23556
http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html

I think "their" is a good substitute for "his/her," and to me (American, English is my native language) it seems perfectly acceptable.
02-19-2005 06:12 AM
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grammatical question... - by andrey on 02-19-2005 at 05:58 AM
RE: grammatical question... - by WDZ on 02-19-2005 at 06:12 AM
RE: grammatical question... - by Chestah on 02-19-2005 at 07:17 AM
RE: grammatical question... - by haydos on 02-19-2005 at 08:08 AM


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