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Question: "Did you hear about that person on the radio before?" Potential answer A: "What about them?" Potential answer B: "What about him or her?" They, the
by FuzzyDunlop 14y ago
Question: "Did you hear about that person on the radio before?"
Potential answer A: "What about them?"
Potential answer B: "What about him or her?"
They, them, and their as singular pronouns aren't grammatically incorrect.
What I find confusing about the issue that prompted this (using 'him' or 'her' specifically, and celebrating the choice of the latter over the former) is that it will inevitably come full circle, and be no less weird for it. Technology is too female-dominated, best invert the pronouns again to make it seem fairer.
- Tloewald 14y ago"Them" is just as incorrect in your example. "I saw a patient today. Sad case." "Really, what was wrong with them?"