[Editors] Lunch and Syntax!

[Patricia M Foley]

Thank you David.  Also well said, and clearly and completely answered.  Many thanks to both.

Patti

> On Jan 22, 2015, at 4:33 PM, David L Chandler <dlc1 at MIT.EDU> wrote:
> 
> 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 make their own travel arrangements.” 
> 
> 
> On Jan 22, 2015, at 4:25 PM, Denis Paiste <dpaiste at mit.edu <mailto:dpaiste at mit.edu>> wrote:
> 
>> How about “Individuals make their own travel arrangements”?
>> 
>> On Jan 22, 2015, at 4:18 PM, Patricia M Foley <pfoley at mit.edu <mailto:pfoley at mit.edu>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Dear editors,
>>> 
>>> 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?
>>> 
>>> Thank you and looking forward to your thoughts.
>>> 
>>> Patti Foley
>>> 
>>> Patricia M Foley
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>>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>> 
>>>> From: Anne W Simunovic <annesim at mit.edu <mailto:annesim at mit.edu>>
>>>> To: Patricia M Foley <pfoley at mit.edu <mailto:pfoley at mit.edu>>
>>>> Cc: Anne W Simunovic <annesim at mit.edu <mailto:annesim at mit.edu>>
>>>> Subject: Lunch and Syntax!
>>>> Date: January 20, 2015 at 2:35:17 PM EST
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Patti,
>>>> 
>>>> I found a sentence that illustrates my question to the editor:  “Each makes their own travel arrangements.”  
>>>> 
>>>> My old-school self would say his or her instead of their:  but I think usage has overtaken that old rule?
>>>> 
>>>> All best,
>>>> Anne
>>>> 
>>>> 
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