Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!idallen From: idallen@watmath.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang,net.women Subject: Re: Gender-specific responses to s/he Message-ID: <10888@watmath.UUCP> Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 01:25:49 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.10888 Posted: Mon Jan 14 01:25:49 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 03:25:41 EST References: <1315@dciem.UUCP> <643@bunker.UUCP> <855@amdahl.UUCP> Reply-To: idallen@watmath.UUCP (Ian! D. Allen) Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 7 Xref: watmath net.nlang:2395 net.women:4078 Summary: NOT "perfectly all right to use they with singular antecedent" >Despite popular belief, there is nothing wrong with using "they" with >a singular antecedent. You'll never edit any of *my* writing. I enjoy some of the pedantic rules of English, and I would hope that any person with your education and background would find their sentiments in accord. Who(m)ever they is. -- -IAN! (Ian! D. Allen) University of Waterloo