Probably not, at least right now, but it's becoming increasingly accepted in
less-formal contexts, as I say.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote:
Judy,
I don't believe they as a single pronoun would pass muster in a formal
report to Congress.
---In
John and Judy, I have been shocked by the grammar and spelling mistakes I have
seen in so called formal documents, such as business memos. So nothing would
surprise me in that regard. Like how many people get it's and its wrong; don't
use possessive before a gerund; get there, their and they're
It's a grammar jungle out there imho (-:
On Sunday, December 1, 2013 9:35 AM, Share Long sharelon...@yahoo.com wrote:
John and Judy, I have been shocked by the grammar and spelling mistakes I have
seen in so called formal documents, such as business memos. So nothing would
surprise me
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
It's a grammar jungle out there imho (-:
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I'm a grammar nerd and nazi and I never knew til today. See, this is why I love
FFL (-:
On Sunday, December 1, 2013 9:47 AM, TurquoiseB turquoi...@yahoo.com wrote:
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long wrote:
It's a grammar jungle out there imho (-:
Share,
That is a good reason why a person who can write well will be successful in
any big organization like the government and universities.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, sharelong60@... wrote:
John and Judy, I have been shocked by the grammar and spelling mistakes I have
seen
JR, how do you define success in the context of your comment?
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, jr_esq@... wrote:
Share,
That is a good reason why a person who can write well will be successful in
any big organization like the government and universities.
---In
Thanks John. I haven't found that success in terms of promotion or better
pay depends much on good writing as a criteria in general, but depends on the
position. Success is a subjective term and certainly to enjoy one's work is
to have succeeded.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com,
I always thought it would make sense for writers to use the pronoun appropriate
to their sex. A man would always use he and a woman she. If that became the
consistent standard convention, it would make things so much simpler. (Only
problem would be if an author's name wasn't gender-specific,
S3,
When a writer wants to address both or all genders, it is recommended to use a
generic term such as the spectator or meditator. If the writer wants to be
more specific, then the gender specific pronouns. like he and she, can be used.
But the accepted authority in the USA for the
John wrote:
Re the accepted authority in the USA for the American English usage is
contained in Elements of Style by Strunk and White.:
I missed this. No, John, it isn't. It's a respected reference, but it's
considered somewhat outdated, has a lot of mistakes, and is not nearly
Some people would probably take that as an offense since it applies to an
inanimate being or something impersonal. But I do have a problem with
addressing one person as they. Some people may find this as rude and a
violation of good etiquette.
Nonetheless, there are some languages in the
I would agree that the use of the person's given name sounds better and would
be grammatically correct. It would take a long time for they to be accepted
as a singular pronoun. As it is, American English is probably evolving quite
differently from British English. For example, foreign words
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