Posted by <aborgman on 09/14/06 16:55

In rec.audio.pro HiC <brassplyer@xahoo.xom> wrote:
>
> "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.

The problem isn't the gender it is the plural nature of "their".

--
Aaron

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