----- Original Message ----- From: d.linen <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 3:15 AM Subject: Re: CS>"Their" means more than one
> > One entry found for themselves. > > Main Entry: them·selves > Pronunciation: [th]&m-'selvz, [th]em- > Function: pronoun plural > Date: 14th century > 1 a : those identical ones that are they -- compare > THEY 1a; > used reflexively, for emphasis, or in absolute > constructions > <nations that govern themselves> <they themselves > were > present> <themselves busy, they disliked idleness > in > others> b : himself or herself : HIMSELF, HERSELF > -- used > with an indefinite third person singular antecedent > <nobody > can call themselves oppressed -- Leonard Wibberley> > 2 : their normal, healthy, or sane condition <were > themselves again after a night's rest> > usage see THEY Thank you for this. I remembered that this was used even centuries ago, but couldn't find a reference. Nina -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
