Hello, I heard you can use "They" as a singular non-gender-biased neutral pronoun. So, can I say as follows? This is a good way not to interrupt someone before they finish es speaking and to speak after they does.

Q1) What would be the reason of not using an article before " noun "? It is probably a shortcut to save space. Some dictionaries use abbreviations for grammatical position, but these are not as readable. Q2) Here, can I say "

How do you pronoun-ize pronomialize nouns like 'anyone', 'everyone' and 'no one'? The prescriptive grammarians recommend only he, him, himself, and his . It is said that in these cases, the pronouns are not gendered and

* Journalist with an experience in .. I believe there shouldn't be an before experience. What difference does it make to have or not to have "an" before experience. Skip down to the dotted line if you already know what a

I've never heard of "have the third person" either. What kind of sicko would come up with that in an ELT book? It probably means "have somebody" as in the dated use of "First I had Sean, and then I had Petey, and then

... } But words like "everyone" and "everybody" are singular, and it is } traditional standard that if sex is ... you know of a language where a neuter pronoun is used for "he or she" for anyone out of diapers?

... } But words like "everyone" and "everybody" are singular, and it is } traditional standard that if sex is ... you know of a language where a neuter pronoun is used for "he or she" for anyone out of diapers?

Why? Only if he'd called her by her name in ... would not have been the best use of the language. I'm assuming you think that singular "they" is indeed "the best use of the language" when referring to a person of

I'm assuming you think that singular "they" is indeed "the best use of the language" when referring to a person of unspecified gender. If so, then you appear to be suggesting that these examples would also be "the best

What spelling rules? In fact, why is it "spelling" why isn't ... English, and words like these just add to her confusion. Don't worry about it and tell your German friend not to worry about it either. All of us anglophones are