"Wants" is singular,.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Gibney, Dave [000003b5261cfd78-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2022 5:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: ] Re: "A Rexx" (or "A REXX") IN this case, "wants" is an improper plural. "They" is referring to "person" which in this context ir a single individual, even if reference in the collective... > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2022 2:13 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: ] Re: "A Rexx" (or "A REXX") > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] DO NOT CLICK links or attachments unless you recognize > the sender and know the content is safe. > > On Thu, 9 Jun 2022 16:44:59 -0400, Bob Bridges wrote: > > >Sure: "They". Is that what you meant? > > > Pronouns agree in number with their antecedents, so not plural. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Paul Gilmartin > >Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2022 16:10 > >> > >Ok. Example: "Every person does what they wants to." > > > >Do you see anything plural there? > > -- > gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
