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> "John was late for dinner. They were caught in traffic." It sounds ungrammatical because the gender-neutral pronoun follows a gender specific name. The actua
by klipt 15y ago
> "John was late for dinner. They were caught in traffic."
It sounds ungrammatical because the gender-neutral pronoun follows a gender specific name. The actual use is more like
"A friend of mine was late for dinner. They were caught in traffic."
- parfe 15y agoThis conversation is regarding asocial network where your name is always public.