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Penicillin  #241266  Thu, 29 Jun 06 05:24 PM

I know that "everybody" is single.

OK, which one is correct:

- Everybody who I know has traveled, I'll miss them

- Everybody who I know has traveled, I'll miss him.

If it's "them", why did we it? "everybody is single"

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Cool Breeze  #241360  Thu, 29 Jun 06 08:24 PM
I would say:

Everybody (who/whom/that) I know has gone away and I'll miss them.

Everybody takes a singular verb but can be followed by a plural pronoun:

Everybody has to take off his hat, or: Everybody has to take off their hats.

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Penicillin  #241445  Fri, 30 Jun 06 12:27 AM

I get it.

Thanks very much
  
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