Bug#263084: (no subject)

2004-12-11 Thread Matt Kraai
On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 08:29:36PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I would not classify myself as a grammarian, but English is my first language > and I try to use correct grammar most of the time. The use of "they" to > refer to a single person is entirely incorrect. There is no debate. The

Re: Bug#263084: (no subject)

2004-12-11 Thread Jutta Wrage
Am Samstag, 11.12.04 um 02:29 Uhr schrieb [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The use of "they" to refer to a single person is entirely incorrect. That the page where that error occurs is not mentioned, the bug report seems to be more a general statement for using "he" instead of "she". Correct usage of g

Bug#263084: (no subject)

2004-12-10 Thread anon
I would not classify myself as a grammarian, but English is my first language and I try to use correct grammar most of the time. The use of "they" to refer to a single person is entirely incorrect. There is no debate. The grammatically correct way to refer to a single person when the gender o