Re: Friday afternoon grammar feeding frenzy, part II

[arroxaneullman -at- aol -dot- com]

I think the authors just got their terminology confused, that's all.

Indeed, those pronouns lack definite information as to which subject 
they refer, but they are not "indefinite pronouns." They aren't even 
indefinite nouns.

The authors meant well but used the wrong term. They might restate the 
instruction as follows:

"Restrict the use of non-specific pronouns such as it, this, and those, 
especially at the beginning of the sentence."

Or, "Avoid using pronouns such as 'it', 'this', and 'those'; always 
specify the subject of the sentence."

:)
Arroxane

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Sturgeon <prsturgeon -at- yahoo -dot- com>
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Sent: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 14:40:08 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Friday afternoon grammar feeding frenzy, part II

 Anybody care to tell us what an indefinite pronoun is?

These aren't:)

"How to Write for Translation
Restrict the use of indefinite pronouns such as it, this, and those,
especially at the beginning of sentences. "

from

developer.gnome.org/documents/style-guide/locale-5.html
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