On Thu, 9 Jun 2022 15:55:45 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote: >I don't mind alternating "he" and "she" in both speech and writing, but I >decline to use a plural noun with a singular word. Except when I forget, of >course. > Ok. Example: "Every person does what they wants to."
Do you see anything plural there? >-----Original Message----- >From: Paul Gilmartin >Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:13 > >Am I perverse? When I grudgingly bow to Political Correctness and use "they" >as a gender-neutral singular pronoun, I use a singular verb with it. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
