it's not really to do with how many they are. 'their' is there to suggest that it's not a specific person. they/their/them/theirs is used for unspecified singular nouns. people think 'his' is not pc today and 'his or her'/'him and her' is used instead in a way to get round the accusation but as you find it, it's a bit too long. this is part of the reason.
sevenyearitch(onthetoilet)2015-05-11 12:52:00
ㄴthanks for your kind reply! Feminazis~~!!
목포해상방위대◕(yujin20)2015-05-11 12:56:00
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ㅅㅈㅅ(223.62)2015-05-11 13:10:00
Also, in phrases where a pronoun follows a grammatically singular antecedent that is plural in meaning, a plural pronoun is used for notional agreement. For example, in the sentence "everyone had their supper", a plural pronoun, 'their', is used to refer to a singular antecedent, 'everyone', because it is plural in meaning. Interesting stuff. Source :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
coiker(104.13)2015-05-11 14:01:00
ㄴ thanks you too for your letting that precious informantion shared by every forumers.
목포해상방위대◕(yujin20)2015-05-11 14:05:00
and I found a really interesting psychological research paper that looked into how people make sense of the singular "they/them". It's an interesting read.
http://www.academia.edu/307982/_They_As_a_Gender-Unspecified_Singular_Pronoun_Eye_Tracking_Reveals_a_Processing_Cost
coiker(104.13)2015-05-11 14:12:00
my pleasure to contribute - helps me learn.
coiker(104.13)2015-05-11 14:14:00
How interesting, thanks again for giving another source from which to discover and learn unknown knowledge. And that will be really helpful for me to teach students in class.
목포해상방위대◕(yujin20)2015-05-11 14:24:00
What do you mean by "people think 'his' is not pc today " PC??
dd(58.232)2015-05-11 15:06:00
PC : short for politically correct
aressays(aressays)2015-05-11 15:23:00
Correction: *psychology research paper instead of "psychological research paper"
it's not really to do with how many they are. 'their' is there to suggest that it's not a specific person. they/their/them/theirs is used for unspecified singular nouns. people think 'his' is not pc today and 'his or her'/'him and her' is used instead in a way to get round the accusation but as you find it, it's a bit too long. this is part of the reason.
ㄴthanks for your kind reply! Feminazis~~!!
skulduggery 속임수 사기 책략 장난
Also, in phrases where a pronoun follows a grammatically singular antecedent that is plural in meaning, a plural pronoun is used for notional agreement. For example, in the sentence "everyone had their supper", a plural pronoun, 'their', is used to refer to a singular antecedent, 'everyone', because it is plural in meaning. Interesting stuff. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
ㄴ thanks you too for your letting that precious informantion shared by every forumers.
and I found a really interesting psychological research paper that looked into how people make sense of the singular "they/them". It's an interesting read. http://www.academia.edu/307982/_They_As_a_Gender-Unspecified_Singular_Pronoun_Eye_Tracking_Reveals_a_Processing_Cost
my pleasure to contribute - helps me learn.
How interesting, thanks again for giving another source from which to discover and learn unknown knowledge. And that will be really helpful for me to teach students in class.
What do you mean by "people think 'his' is not pc today " PC??
PC : short for politically correct
Correction: *psychology research paper instead of "psychological research paper"