On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 2:36 PM, JC Dill <jcdill.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 27/09/12 11:10 AM, Jo Rhett wrote: >> I really wish that english had better pronouns for this. > > I really wish folks would dig a bit deeper into the thesaurus to find > appropriate words.
I find that "folks" is an excellent replacement that drops in most places I'm tempted to use "guys." On the other hand, using "they" as a replacement for "he" or "she" makes a sentence hard to parse. See that individual over there? They're fixing it. Ick! Regards, Bill Herrin -- William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> Falls Church, VA 22042-3004