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Apologies for my error; of course, I meant "gender-neutral singular pronoun," as third-person goes without saying.
Brian
Brian O'Sullivan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of English
Director of the Writing Center
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
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18952 E. Fisher Rd.
St. Mary’s City, Maryland
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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar on behalf of O'Sullivan, Brian P
Sent: Wed 4/8/2009 7:15 PM
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Subject: Any member can give their opinion
I was wondering whether list members find that it is now acceptable (or at least accepted in some circles) to use "they" or "their" as an alternative to constructions like "he or she" or "his or her"--that is, as a gender-neutral third-person pronoun (as in my subject line).
Brian
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