Re: This or These Personnel?

Subject: Re: This or These Personnel?
From: "V. Camgros" <camgros -at- mindspring -dot- com>
To: "Hales-Crotchett,Nicole" <nicole -dot- hales-crotchett -at- lmco -dot- com>, techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:27:29 -0800 (GMT-08:00)

Perhaps I am missing a subtlety here. What's wrong with "they"?

Select personnel will work on this effort. They will assist with the testing.

?????
regards,
Vickie

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>From: "Hales-Crotchett, Nicole" <nicole -dot- hales-crotchett -at- lmco -dot- com>
>Sent: Dec 13, 2007 9:31 AM
>To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
>Subject: This or These Personnel?
>
>All,
>
>I've run into a mental block and can't figure my way out. When referring
>to a select group of people, would I write "this personnel" or "these
>personnel?"
>
>e.g.: Select personnel will work on this effort. This/these personnel
>will assist with the testing.
>
>Any advice?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Nicole
>
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