Re: Intro D: Mini-FAQ on Grammar, Usage & Punctuation
- From: "tomsalinsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tomsalinsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 3 Jul 2006 16:09:56 -0700
You're merely describing your preference. There's no need to be quite
so aggressive. It's not as if the singular "they" is a new invention.
Shakespeare uses it quite happily.
In the instant case, why not write "All managers must brief their
staff"?
Cheers
Tom
"Each manager must brief his staff."
(Many people do not accept that masculine includes feminine.)
Fuck 'em!
"Each manager must brief their staff."
(This jars with many people.)
This is stupid in the extreme. It's HIS, like it or not.
"Singular they" is the name generally given to the use of "they",
"them", "their", or "theirs" with a singular antecedent, as in the
sentence above. Any verb agreeing with a singular "they" is plural:
'They' is plural. Period.
"Someone killed him, and they are going to pay for it."
No, 'HE'.
.
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