Timeline for Pronouns when addressing a crowd
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| Feb 17, 2016 at 10:58 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | @Stu W But "Can anyone remember their birthday?" is virtually demanded by some and eschewed by others. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 23:47 | comment | added | Stu W | "Can anyone" or "Can anybody" might help with the singular/plural issue. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 23:39 | history | edited | Lostinfrance | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 16, 2016 at 23:01 | comment | added | Lostinfrance | Oh, and strictly speaking "who remembers" is in the third person while "you" is in the second person. Moral: either comment on points of grammar or have that second glass of wine, not both. I'm outta here. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 22:57 | history | edited | Lostinfrance | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 16, 2016 at 22:53 | comment | added | Lostinfrance | @EdwinAshworth Oops! You are absolutely right. I assume you are referring to the fact that it should be "made you smile" not "make you smile". I saw what I expected to see. I'll edit it now. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 22:48 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | “Who remembers one thing another person in this room did that make you smile?” is ungrammatical. | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 22:29 | history | answered | Lostinfrance | CC BY-SA 3.0 |