tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post6455853539128781273..comments2024-03-28T21:41:57.264-05:00Comments on Pacifist Viking: Day Job: "They" is not singular, and a link on film narrativePacifist Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-86729564529780930812008-01-25T13:30:00.000-06:002008-01-25T13:30:00.000-06:00As a non-native English speaker whose my language ...As a non-native English speaker whose my language as well as a lot of other languages use the translation of ‘They’ as a singular pronoun.<BR/><BR/>It’s natural and obvious to me, so much so that, I end up using the same in English as well.cloud9inehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200308334220564412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-45883935479875061572007-03-01T12:15:00.000-06:002007-03-01T12:15:00.000-06:00I just noticed the contrast in our avatars.I think...I just noticed the contrast in our avatars.<BR/><BR/>I think I'm against everything you stand for :)The HCIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417163486828431486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-68137805536129032432007-03-01T10:11:00.000-06:002007-03-01T10:11:00.000-06:00Don't stick to your day job.Don't stick to your day job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-81056568915511208622007-03-01T09:00:00.000-06:002007-03-01T09:00:00.000-06:00Or "People shouldn't take their work..."I've found...Or "People shouldn't take their work..."<BR/><BR/>I've found the most liberal English profs can be tyrannical arch-conservatives when it comes to some grammar rules.Pacifist Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-72430049333032870712007-02-28T23:37:00.000-06:002007-02-28T23:37:00.000-06:00You should call this series "Grammar Police."What ...You should call this series "Grammar Police."<BR/><BR/>What is the correct sentence?<BR/><BR/>"A person shouldn't take his or her work home.."?The HCIChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17417163486828431486noreply@blogger.com