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Re: Epicene pronoun (was: French (was: Optimum number of symbols))

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Sunday, May 26, 2002, 14:52
On Sat, 25 May 2002 20:12:55 -0400 Roger Mills <romilly@...> writes:
> I don't think we're going to start saying "I visited Mary at their > (i.e. her) house" etc.
- Actually, i've found myself using singular "them" with some very obviously gendered nouns referring to people i (and the people i was talking with) know. I don't think i've used it in that close proximity to a name, though. -Stephen (Steg) "beware of bike-riders bearing gifts."