On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:04:36 -0700, Joel Aelwyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> *) English common usage (rather than formal usage) is rapidly and > widely adopting "singular they" (much like a lot of the country uses > "y'all", or "you all" for those who don't want to sound Southern, > for a second person plural). This may be offensive to purists, but > frankly, purists shouldn't be speaking English in the first > place. It's a terrible language for purity. :) A nit: y'all is singular. "all y'all" is plural. Notherners often get this wrong. manoj -- A husband is what is left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted. Helen Rowland Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]