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Murfhum  +  441697 Mon, 12 Nov 07 01:22 PM

supposing I want to say  the dog bited me

but I want the pronoun of the dog so I can say  : he bited me?

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Cool Breeze  +  441705 Mon, 12 Nov 07 01:49 PM
Hi Murfhum

Dog owners invariably say he or she when they refer to their dogs. Of course it is also correct. Bite is an irregular verb: He bit me [in the leg].

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CalifJim  +  441826 Mon, 12 Nov 07 08:49 PM
If you don't know the dog, for example, a stray dog, you can say It bit me.
If you know the dog, as for example, a pet dog whose name you know, you can say He bit me or She bit me.

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