While we’re discussing grammar and pronunciation...in this thread (?!).??
It’s “PRAH-leen” not “PRAY-leen”!!!!
It’s “PRAH-leen” not “PRAY-leen”!!!!
I would generally agree. The whole their/there/they're issue is a question of sloppily writing the wrong homophone. My freakin' auto-correct does that on me.
I also find myself hearing the word in my head and then having to remember the correct spelling in the context.![]()
You New Englander's, so titled or not!, crack me up. One of your states is like the size of a single county out west.
Just for fun I used www.thetruesize.com to put all six of your "states" into California. Lots of room left over.
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You left out 2 New England states.You New Englander's, so titled or not!, crack me up. One of your states is like the size of a single county out west.
Just for fun I used www.thetruesize.com to put all six of your "states" into California. Lots of room left over.
Have you been between San Diego and San Fran? There's not much empty space out there except Camp Pendelton north of San Diego. And it's not exactly like New England is a megacity sprawl.Empty space doesn’t count.
Yea, I tried adding them but then got caught up with multiple images in the post and deleted the wrong ones... Give me a minute and I will correct the post.You left out 2 New England states.
Connecticut and Rhode Island are huge. I'm sure they'd fill in the gaps.
Yeah that wasn't really necessary. I was just trying to show off my entirely pointless knowledge. I'm Canadian, but somehow recognize the shape of New England states.Yea, I tried adding them but then got caught up with multiple images in the post and deleted the wrong ones... Give me a minute and I will correct the post.
Yeah that wasn't really necessary. I was just trying to show off my entirely pointless knowledge. I'm Canadian, but somehow recognize the shape of New England states.![]()
This officially the worst ENworld thread ever.
This officially the worst ENworld thread ever.
"Every one" (everyone) is a plural noun. Byron would have written "every man must judge of his own feelings" if he meant to use the singular case.Well, if you insist. These from that wiki page.
- "Every one must judge according to their own feelings." — Lord Byron, Werner (1823), quoted as "Every one must judge of [sic] their own feelings."
Had the Doctor been contented to take my dining tables as any body in their senses would have done ..." — Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1814);
"If the part deserve any comment, every considering Christian will make it to themselves as they go ..." — Daniel Defoe, The Family Instructor (1816);[54]
"Every person's happiness depends in part upon the respect they meet in the world ..." — William Paley
It has been used for 700 years, but that doesn't make it grammatically correct. I recall my English professor who would go nuts at using a plural pronoun for a singular antecedent.
According to which style guide? Because there are a lot of them, and not all of them agree with each other over the use of singular they.
This is BY FAR the strongest citation I've seen for a "singular they" that goes back centuries as opposed to one that is a relatively recent fad. "Man" is an incredibly clear cut singular antecedent paired with a very explicit use of "their". I have no refutation for this particular citation, I think it's pretty solid.ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE
There’s not a man I meet but doth salute me
As if I were their well-acquainted friend,
The antecedent of the bolded their is singular "man".