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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I’ve been told that statements such as “Each.. their arrangements” has become commonplace. I still think it sounds illogical. How about something like “All participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements.” to avoid the “each” problem?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>dorothy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:GillSans'>___________________</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLT Std","sans-serif"'>Dorothy Ryan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLT Std","sans-serif"'>Senior Writer/Editor</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLT Std","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLT Std","sans-serif"'>Communications and Community Outreach Office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLT Std","sans-serif"'>MIT Lincoln Laboratory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLT Std","sans-serif"'>781.981.8616<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLT Std","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:dryan@ll.mit.edu">dryan@ll.mit.edu</a></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"HelveticaNeueLT Std","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> editors-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:editors-bounces@mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Patricia M Foley<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 22, 2015 4:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> editors<br><b>Cc:</b> Anne W Simunovic<br><b>Subject:</b> [Editors] Fwd: Lunch and Syntax!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear editors,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>At a lunch for staff of the School of Architecture and Planning on Tuesday, a colleague posed a question for the editor's group. Would anyone like to weigh in?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you and looking forward to your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Patti Foley<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Patricia M Foley<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Administrative Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Department of Urban Studies & Planning<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>77 Massachusetts Ave., Rm. 9-435<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Cambridge, MA 02139<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Tel: 617-253-5724<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Anne W Simunovic <<a href="mailto:annesim@mit.edu">annesim@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>To: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Patricia M Foley <<a href="mailto:pfoley@mit.edu">pfoley@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Cc: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Anne W Simunovic <<a href="mailto:annesim@mit.edu">annesim@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Subject: Lunch and Syntax!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>January 20, 2015 at 2:35:17 PM EST</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Hi Patti,<br><br>I found a sentence that illustrates my question to the editor: “Each makes their own travel arrangements.” <br><br>My old-school self would say his or her instead of their: but I think usage has overtaken that old rule?<br><br>All best,<br>Anne<br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>