Re: A grammar-gender question

Subject: Re: A grammar-gender question
From: Lori Dirks <lorid -at- FOURGEN -dot- COM>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 1995 12:59:29 -0700

You could try something like this:

"To view a user's group and rights, select the user's name from the list
box; information pertaining to the person selected appears in the Group and
Rights areas of the window."

>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.

>It's more grammatically correct to say, "To view a user's group and
>rights, highlight his or her name; his or her individual information will
>appear in the Group and Rights portions of the window. But "his or her"
>turns the sentence into a gender issue and it always sound awkward.

>Old problem. No solution. Suggestions?



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