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39 questions linked to/from Is it correct to use "their" instead of "his or her"?
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Find error in this sentence? [duplicate]
Every person in the store ran to claim their free ice cream when the bonus prize was announced over the loudspeaker.
I am studying College Composition and found this practice question, which asks me ...
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How should I transform "Jane has just broken her leg" into a question starting with "Who" and whose answer is "Jane"? [duplicate]
How should I transform this sentence into a question?
Jane has just broken her leg.
How do I form a question from that sentence so that it starts with who and whose answer is Jane?
Q: Who__________?...
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how to ignore gender nicely in english? can i make the sentence plural? [duplicate]
why is this possible to replace:
someone removed his/her with someone removed their
can I also change:
The user clicks on the button. He/She then sees.. with
The user clicks on the button. They ...
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Is there anything wrong with "he or she could eventually change if they wished to?" [closed]
In my book, I have the following sentence that - for some reason - sounds incorrect. I feel like there is something wrong with the "he or she ... they." I don't think that I should change from "he or ...
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it's/his/her vs. their in singular [duplicate]
An expression below embarrasses me. Why not "it's" but "their" litter?
a cat can use their litter box.
in the context we are talking about a few cats, but in this, specific, example we speak ...
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Help understanding errors from English exam in Cyprus
I had the following questions on an exam:
SECTION 1: GENERAL ERRORS
The following sentences contain ONE grammatical or vocabulary error that has been underlined. Briefly explain why it is an ...
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If you can't use “he”, “she” or “they” in a sentence, what do you use? [duplicate]
I was waiting for a plane to take off last week, when we had to taxi back to the terminal building to disembark a sick passenger. We weren't told whether the passenger was male or female.
I was ...
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Use of "their" with proper nouns [duplicate]
I'm writing content with dynamic names, e.g. "Alice" or "Bill" may be substituted in place of (name). Without knowing the gender of the name, what is the best way to reference the individual? Using "...
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How wide is singular "they" being used? [duplicate]
One might want to use a generic pronoun, that doesn't specify the gender of the person. Although "he" can be used in such case, they decide that "he" still reflect the history time when male was ...
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Do any style guides advocate the alternating use of "he" and "she" as a gender-neutral pronoun?
I don't like the options that are usually given in the "gender-neutral pronoun" debate. The singular they offends my prescriptivist sensibilities. His/her constructions are clunky and look terrible. ...
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Why can't I use "their" here? [duplicate]
I often see sentences like
We are interested in predicting whether an individual will default on his or her credit
card
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Activate only when your opponent adds a card to his or her ...
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"May those hoping to enjoy their future waste none of their present." Correct?
Is that sentence correct, or would "future" and "present" need to become plural ("futures" and "presents")?
Those as plurals sound weird to me.
If my original sentence isn't grammatically correct, ...
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The use of "Their" [duplicate]
I saw on facebook recently where its states and individuals birthday for all to see and comment the use of "their", which seemed inappropriate to me. Upon further investigation on my singular male ...
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it's vs their (country) [duplicate]
What is correct?
Australia constantly improves its roads.
Australia constantly improve their roads.
Australia constantly improves their roads.
Thank you!
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How to use his/her about a general group of people [duplicate]
Is it customary to use his instead of her even if you refer only to women like in my example below. It is a comment to a woman from a woman, likely referring to only women. Shouldn't you say "her own ...