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zyrcster
says
14 years ago
given that 'they' They is a third-person, personal pronoun in Modern English and 'their' is std English for a person of unknown gender....
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zyrcster
says
14 years ago
I'd say the usage of 'view their photostream' is correct.
curiouskiwi
says
14 years ago
when did it become standard English? I know that it has slipped into common usage, but I fear that all my English teachers would disagree.
curiouskiwi
says
14 years ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Si...
"debate continues about its usage"
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curiouskiwi
says
14 years ago
and in the case I cited, the gender was known.
zyrcster
says
14 years ago
wellllll ok
zyrcster
says
14 years ago
all my professors were good my usage of it, so there you go!
striatic
loves
14 years ago
"their". "his" and "hers" are awful, english teachers be damned.
striatic
says
14 years ago
and it pressures websites to prompt for gender, which is dumb.
striatic
says
14 years ago
let's move the language forward!
zyrcster
says
14 years ago
here here for their their!
curiouskiwi
says
14 years ago
meh
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