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Subject:Grammar and gender Q From:Richard Dimock <red -at- ELSEGUNDOCA -dot- ATTGIS -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 26 Jun 1995 14:33:30 PDT
Richard Anderson writes:
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.
(chop)
Old problem. No solution. Suggestions?
_____________________________
Dick responds:
It's easy when it aint your own text.
I humbly suggest you get away from gender totally:
"To view a user's group and rights, highlight the user's name;
the individual user's information will appear in the Group and Rights portions
of the window."
"To view a user's group and rights, highlight the user name;
the individual user information will appear in the Group and Rights portions
of the window."
"To view user group and user rights, highlight the user name;
the information will appear in the Group and Rights portions
of the window."
____________________________
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Dick Dimock Artfully Senior Tech Writer
AT&T Global Information Solutions
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