At 3:26 PM -0700 8/19/1999, Blair Fisher wrote:
>Marc Sira wrote:
>
>>Far from sexist,
>>this is frequently considered a feminist act, often for those who don't agree
>>with the arguments that "their" is grammatical in such cases (though I do ;).
>
>I believe the Oxford dictionary or some such group of grammar gurus has
>now admitted "their" to be OK in this context. I'm glad, because "his or
>her" was very awkward, but to omit a gender led to the obvious problems.
Hey, I'm a pioneer ;-) I've been using "they" for the indeterminate
third-person singular for at least 10 years.
Avi (female and therefore a bit sensitive about gender terms)
PS I'm still looking for an ethernet/modem card and a backup battery
for a 2400.
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