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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 74667] Poor grammar or logic in status change message.\
From:       "Matt T.Proud" <khanreaper () nerp ! net>
Date:       2004-02-09 5:39:41
Message-ID: 20040209053941.3812.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From khanreaper@nerp.net  2004-02-09 06:39 -------
Not in an attempt to contest unduly, I can assure you that ``their'' is not \
singular--i.e., at least in non-colloquial terms. Rather, it is plural; any guide to \
pronouns will confirm this.

1.) http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaGender_Neutral_Language.htm

2.) http://www.writing911.com/realworld/t101grammar.htm

3.) http://www.wonderfulwritingskillsunhandbook.com/html/pronoun_agreement.html


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