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1010011010 · 11-14-2004, 02:33 PM

It's a replacement for cumbersome constructions ("he or she", "himself or herself") to refer to a single hypothetical person of any gender. "They" and "themselves" aren't plurals in this usage.... though you still treat them that way.

Ain't languages a beautiful thing?

Personally, I'd be more concerned with making such a strong claim about human nature than numerical agreement. You do back up the claim later in the paper, right?

11-14-2004, 02:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
1010011010 Psycho Location: Virginia Beach, VA	It's a replacement for cumbersome constructions ("he or she", "himself or herself") to refer to a single hypothetical person of any gender. "They" and "themselves" aren't plurals in this usage.... though you still treat them that way. Ain't languages a beautiful thing? Personally, I'd be more concerned with making such a strong claim about human nature than numerical agreement. You do back up the claim later in the paper, right? __________________ *Simple Machines in Higher Dimensions* Last edited by 1010011010; 11-14-2004 at 02:37 PM..