Date:  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 01:02:44 -0500
From:  Bob Haas <rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU>
Subject: Re: one as a pronoun?

I've seen this in handbooks, myself, but I often warn my students that if
one were to use this construction, one might catch some flak.

On Sun, 9 Nov 1997, Ted Hansen wrote:

> I believe the latest Merriam-Webster _Collegiate_ labels the _they_ usage
> with a singular indef. pronoun as "standard." Also, some handbooks suggest
> avoiding controversy by putting everything into the plural (though this does
> not always work, I think).
>
> Ted Hansen
>

Bob Haas
UNCG Department of English
rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu

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