Re: Proposed Constitution
On Mon, Apr 27, 1998 at 06:05:51PM -0400, Bob Hilliard wrote:
> include the plural". Then all of the clumsy constructions using
> plural pronouns (they, their) to refer to singular entities (Leader,
> Secretary, etc.) should be changed to use singular masculine pronouns
> (him, his).
"They" is not only a singular, it is also widely accepted as a singular
pronoun, and has been used as such by not only ordinary people but also
great writers for hundreds of years.
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