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Subject:Re: A grammar-gender question From:Marv Cochrane <cochrane -at- JOCASNEXT1 -dot- EGLIN -dot- AF -dot- MIL> Date:Mon, 26 Jun 1995 14:28:05 -0600
< I want to say, "To view a user's group and rights, highlight
their name;
< their individual information will appear in the Group and Rights
portions
< of the window." But using "their" with "a user" is bad grammar.
How about, "To view a user's group and rights, highlight the user's
name. The information will display in the Group and Rights portions
of the window."
