Posted by HiC on 09/14/06 11:21

"Roy W. Rising" <rwrising@dslextreme.com> wrote in message
news:20060914040647.420$L9@newsreader.com...
> > > Like "... THE engineer knocking THEIR coffee cup over ..." I'm sure
> > > you meant "... HIS coffee cup ...".
> >
> > Am I supposed to know it's a guy?
>
> No, you're supposed to know the rules of grammar.

Kindly point to a citation demonstrating that a generic reference is
supposed to indicate the masculine. If you're right, I'll learn something.
If you're wrong, we'll all learn that you're wrong.

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