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Subject:Re: "they" and a bit of hyp From:SuePStewrt -at- AOL -dot- COM Date:Thu, 2 Jun 1994 09:56:43 EDT
Dear folks who are responding to my explanation of the "poll:"
PLEASE GO BACK AND READ MY MESSAGE. (yes, I'm shouting.)
I *told* you this was not an ideal example, nor the one I used in the "poll".
It was merely a facsimile, created for illustration purposes. Let's not
waste bandwidth parsing it to death.
There are at least FOUR ways to recast this particular sentence. THAT'S NOT
THE POINT. It was a sentence designed to determine which form of
third-person plural users would prefer to read, *assuming third-person plural
was required.* NO OTHER PARSING WAS APPROPRIATE TO THE QUESTION.
Please, no more. I'd smile, but I don't think I can. suepstewrt -at- aol -dot- com
