Re: Epicene pronoun (was: French (was: Optimum number of symbols))
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, May 26, 2002, 4:50 |
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Roger Mills wrote:
> I don't think we're going to start saying "I visited Mary at their (i.e.
> her) house" etc.
Well, "you" was originally a plural, now it's unspecified for number,
but default singular.
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