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From: mat@mtx5b.UUCP (Mark Terribile)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: 'he' vs 'they' vs 'one'; a third opinion
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Date: Sun, 5-May-85 23:19:20 EDT
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Posted: Sun May  5 23:19:20 1985
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Y'know, I don't believe that the people who want to use ``their'' and ``them''
as a singular forms are really serious.  If you want to change the language
by casting the word as a gender-neutral singular, then please use it in a
singular context:

		The firefighter put down their axe and grabbed the
		hose.

		When you see the cleaner, tell them that they has to
		do the next hall, too.
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	from Mole End			Mark Terribile
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