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The Royal They: Fighting Against the Tyranny of Pronouns -- (link)

Posted by con_carne Apr 30 '13, 12:10

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a literary case for allowing "their" to describe singular nouns (www.newrepublic.com)

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Yeah, I struggle to use "his or her" instead of "their" when I can, but sometimes it's just too unwieldy. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 30, 12:13 1
- He, or she, does not simply walk into Mordor -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 12:21

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