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Re: FREE: CS1311 Notes

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From: Ryan
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 00:41
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Mark <chist@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
>>I would hope that something that is learned as early as English grammar
>>would remain in a person's knowledge base for the rest of their
>>productive adult life.  It is taught from first through seventh grade.
>>Isn't seven years of exposure to the subject enough?

> Obviously not...
> The word 'person' is singular. The word 'their' is plural. English
> grammar dictates that you should have used 'his' instead of 'their'

Damn!  I *knew* I missed something!

There went my perfect grammar-nazi thread...  

fuck.

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Subject: Re: FREE: CS1311 Notes
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