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Old 17-Dec-2007, 13:02
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Default their life or lives?

Hi folks

I'm never quite sure how to go about the following:

'Some of us work hard from the beginning or their life, whereas others seem to be born with a silver spoon.'

Shouldn't it be 'their lives' because of the plural pronoun? But then again, 'their' is also used to avoid the his/her dilemma. Any guidelines?

Cheers from Switzerland

Nico
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