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The Singular “Their”

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The New Yorker

134 Views • Mar 04, 2016

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Many ACES stalwarts—copy editors, journalists, grammarians, lexicographers, and linguists—stand ready to embrace the singular “their.” But not us. We avoid it whenever we can.

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#new yorker #Season: Season Two #Series: Comma Queen

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