| bnomic on Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:21:50 -0700 (MST) |
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| Re: [s-d] [s-b] Hey! |
> Actually, those aren't plurals in any rule. "They" is a valid plural > pronoun, but is also a valid gender-neutral singular pronoun in the > variety of English I speak as well as that spoken by such greats as > William Shakespeare and Jane Austen - as well as the variety spoken by > Muffinbottom MacQuitterkin, who wrote the relevant rule texts. Yes, but Jay doesn't "interpret" that as a gender-neutral singular, which is why we have this mess. _______________________________________________ spoon-discuss mailing list spoon-discuss@xxxxxxxxx http://lists.ellipsis.cx/mailman/listinfo/spoon-discuss