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Subject:Re: A grammar-gender question From:Win Day <winday -at- IDIRECT -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 26 Jun 1995 13:41:26 -0400
Richard Anderson wrote:
>I want to say, "To view a user's group and rights, highlight their name;
>their individual information will appear in the Group and Rights portions
>of the window." But using "their" with "a user" is bad grammar.
How about this:
To view a user's group and rights, highlight the name; individual
information will appear in the Group and Rights Portion of the window.
Old problem. Possible solution? Gets away from the gender issue, anyhow.
Win
Win Day
Technical Writer/Editor
Email: winday -at- idirect -dot- com
