The New York Times Magazine has an article on the debate about "they" as singular versus plural.
I have a NY Times account, but I think that you can access this for a limited time. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/26/magazine/26FOB-onlanguage-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine They state as some have here that many people, including some famous authors, have used "they" as singular, but that isn't yet accepted as universal. Chauncey On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Sarah Weise<weise_sa...@bah.com> wrote: > Who are your users? Is this a formal website, or is it something more > casual? > > If it's a more formal website or something with a serious tone (such > as a health-related site that a user would rely on to provide accurate > information), you might lose credibility with some folks by using > "their." > > Not sure how reliable that Grammar Girl site is that someone else > posted, but here's what it recommends: > > "Rewrite your sentences to avoid the problem. If that's not > possible, check to see if the people you are writing for have a style > guide. If not, use he or she if you want to play it safe, or use they > if you feel bold and are prepared to defend yourself." > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43910 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
