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Re: Please check my grammar

If this sentence originated in the U.S., then failure to make the number (that is, the singularity or plurality) of the pronoun (in this case "their") match the number of the noun (in this case ''seller") is the result of what is termed "political correctness."...

ESL General English Grammar Questions by Anonymous 155 days ago American English Grammar Constructions Nouns Pronouns Numbers Genders Proper Grammar
Re: What makes English so difficult to learn?

Hello, another English teacher here. I have been teaching English in China for about 2 and a half years now and also speak fluent French, decent Spanish and am learning Chinese (not as hard as you may think once you get the hang of those tones, easy grammar). Now I'll start off by saying that...

English Audio: Speech and Pronunciation by Anonymous 162 days ago American English Pronunciation Numbers Grammar British English Nouns Learn English Spelling Vocabulary Whom Genders Teaching English
gender of blond / brunet / gay ?

I move this query to a new post. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary (which I think is American, but I don't actually know whether this is a prescriptive or descriptive dictionary), blond as a noun is used of a male and blonde when used of a female. The same applies to brunet vs....

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Xinelo 321 days ago Genders American English Nouns Articles Spelling
Re: fellow / bloke / etc.: masculine or indefinite??

Xinelo wrote:I'd like to add some other words to the list. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary (which I think is American, but I don't actually know whether this is a prescriptive or descriptive dictionary), blond as a noun is used of a male and blonde when used of a female. The same...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Feebs11 322 days ago Genders American English Nouns Articles Spelling
Re: fellow / bloke / etc.: masculine or indefinite??

I'd like to add some other words to the list. According to the Merriam Webster dictionary (which I think is American, but I don't actually know whether this is a prescriptive or descriptive dictionary), blond as a noun is used of a male and blonde when used of a female. The same applies to brunet...

ESL Vocabulary and Idioms by Xinelo 322 days ago Genders American English Nouns Articles Spelling

Re: How to refer to someone whose sex is unknown

Hi, There's something I really don't know: what's the usual, common, informal way to refer to someone whose gender unknown? I know that when the person is not identified we use they (someone, anyone, nobody, etc. - Example: Someone left their book here), and we also use they when speaking in...

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Clive 1 yr 250 days ago

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How to refer to someone whose sex is unknown

Hi There's something I really don't know: what's the usual, common, informal way to refer to someone whose gender unknown? I know that when the person is not identified we use they (someone, anyone, nobody, etc. - Example: Someone left their book here), and we also use they when speaking in...

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Kooyeen 1 yr 250 days ago

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