ATEG Members:

While we are on the subject of pronouns, I wonder how common it is to refer to baby as "it" ? I have heard it used extensively in the South Midland dialect, including Appalachia.

Marshall Myers

From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Layton
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2011 1:05 PM
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Subject: They = he or she

Here's the direct reference for Google's using "they" instead of "he" or "she."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-tribu-words-work-their-20110817,0,4580762.story


Geoff Layton
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