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From: gam@amdahl.UUCP (gam)
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Subject: Re: Gender-specific responses to s/he (their)
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> All you folks complaining over the use of 'they' and 'their' as non-gender-
> specific singular pronouns should read the book on usage by Jim Quinn.

The title of the book is "American Tongue and Cheek: A Populist Guide
to the English Language."

If anyone would like a copy of the justification for the use of
'they', drop me a note and I'll mail it to you.
-- 
Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam