Hi All,
Thank you all for a lively discussion!
Stephen - what do you use to check your grammar?
Printed AP Style? NYTimes printe style book?
Thank you so much.
Charles.
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2022 20:43:45 +0000
From: "McDonald, Stephen" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Grammar Checker - sites
I misspoke a bit about individuals who use "they" pronouns. The pronouns
for them would always be plural. The verb gets more complicated. If the
subject is a plural pronoun, the verb would also be plural, but if the
subject is a name, title, or phrase referencing an individual, the verb
would be singular. So you can get a mix of singular verb and plural
pronoun in those cases, which a grammar checker is not going to get right.
The moral of the story, though, is that auto-grammar correctors will not be
perfect, so don't trust them completely.
Steve McDonald
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