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One example: > My boss invited me for a one-on-one chat where they politely asked me to revert my change. I was aghast. The old code was a mess, and mine was c
by paulnechifor 7y ago
One example:
> My boss invited me for a one-on-one chat where they politely asked me to revert my change. I was aghast. The old code was a mess, and mine was clean! I begrudginly complied, but it took me years to see they were right.
The first they sounds like the boss and the colleague were in the same room, but it can't because he says one-on-one. Still, presumably both the boss and the colleague wanted the revert. But the second they is really ambiguous. Was the boss right or the colleague?
- jariel 7y agoIt's the boss and it's grammatically clear. It's a tiny bit odd, but not really actually. 'They' is totally fine in this case.