Re: FREE: CS1311 Notes

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From: Patrick McNeill
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 00:00

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Mark <chist@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> Obviously not...
> The word 'person' is singular. The word 'their' is plural. English
> grammar dictates that you should have used 'his' instead of 'their'

But what if he was mentally flailing due to a lack of a neuter singular
pronoun?

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Patrick [pmcneill@angband.org]                                      xCS2x3x TA
"Evil geniuses are made, not born." -- Mojo Jojo

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