pronoun choice

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Minorsevenflat5

#125192 Tue, 09 Aug 05 09:11 AM

Ayn Rand and company tend to use the following format when expressing malcontent in the face of collectivist influence. "...defend against those who would otherwise do such and such..." My question is this: if instead of "those" one wanted to use a singular pronoun, what would be his best choice? "He" doesn't seem to work, nor does "him". I seem to require a singular pronoun that can function as both a direct object and a subject. What's correct?

Minorsevenflat5

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Nouns, Pronouns, Direct objects

Mister Micawber

#125194 Tue, 09 Aug 05 09:13 AM

One, I think.

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