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  1. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!wupost!tulane!uflorida!elm.circa.ufl.edu!djohns
  2. From: djohns@elm.circa.ufl.edu (David A. Johns)
  3. Newsgroups: alt.usage.english
  4. Subject: Re: They (was Re: Shaking people up with "she"? (was Re: Sexist language))
  5. Message-ID: <38039@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu>
  6. Date: 25 Dec 92 03:05:55 GMT
  7. References: <BzL4yC.L31@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> <1992Dec21.042942.6539@cdf.toronto.edu> <BzMryC.Dy5@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu>
  8. Sender: news@uflorida.cis.ufl.edu
  9. Organization: University of Florida, Gainesville
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  11. Nntp-Posting-Host: elm.circa.ufl.edu
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  13. In article <BzMryC.Dy5@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> mmmirash@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Mandar M. Mirashi) writes:d
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  15. # Remember that "adult native speakers" doesn't include only your
  16. # closeted world. There are LOTS of speakers who DON'T find the use
  17. # of "they", "their" grammatical in the sentences provided by me.
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  19. Mandar, the sentences "provided by you" are not English.
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  21. David JOhns
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