<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Thank you David. Also well said, and clearly and completely answered. Many thanks to both.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Patti</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 22, 2015, at 4:33 PM, David L Chandler <<a href="mailto:dlc1@MIT.EDU" class="">dlc1@MIT.EDU</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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While some newfangled dictionaries now accept such constructions, they still set many people’s teeth on edge (including mine). To me, the best answer is always to change the phrasing to avoid the problem, as Denis suggests. Another version would be “They all
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<div class="">On Jan 22, 2015, at 4:25 PM, Denis Paiste <<a href="mailto:dpaiste@mit.edu" class="">dpaiste@mit.edu</a>> wrote:</div>
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How about “Individuals make their own travel arrangements”?
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<div class="">On Jan 22, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Patricia M Foley <<a href="mailto:pfoley@mit.edu" class="">pfoley@mit.edu</a>> wrote:</div>
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I found a sentence that illustrates my question to the editor: “Each makes their own travel arrangements.” <br class="">
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My old-school self would say his or her instead of their: but I think usage has overtaken that old rule?<br class="">
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