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  1. 23rd Sep 2005 15:11 #1
    cpgoose
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    I thought I had heard that whoever's in charge of making decisions for the English language said that it's ok to say "their" instead of "his" or "her" in a document. ANyone know where you can find stuff like this on the internet? I've been looking around and can't find it.

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    adj. The possessive form of they.

    Used as a modifier before a noun: their accomplishments; their home town.

    Usage Problem. His, her, or its: “It is fatal for anyone who writes to think of their sex” (Virginia Woolf). See Usage Note at he1.

    See Usage Note at they.
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