Re: question on pronoun debate

Subject: Re: question on pronoun debate
From: Sandy Harris <sandy -at- storm -dot- ca>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 13:25:53 -0400

rchewnin wrote:
>
> i've made it all the way through college
> using "their" as a pronoun, and it was accepted.

As it should be. See my previous posts in this thread and:
http://www.crossmyt.com/hc/linghebr/austheir.html

> so my question is, how would
> any of you improve this sentence and aviod using "their" and "they"?
>
> "Whoever is elected President of Peru, he or she will have their work
> cut out for them."

Among other possibilities, I'd be happy with:

Whoever is elected President of Peru, they will have their work
cut out for them.

The inconsistency between "he or she" and "them" bothers me. Use of
"they and "them" does not.

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