Thread: plural gender-neutral pronoun referent for an impersonal antecedent
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Old 02-Nov-2005, 03:08
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Default Re: plural gender-neutral pronoun referent for an impersonal antecedent
1&3- I'd use the singular
2&4 Again I'd use the singular, but in British English, where we worry less than the Americans about singular and plural, the plural would be fine.
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