[ SECRET POST #3706 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3706 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

"Someone forgot a book" or "Someone left a book behind" would both be acceptable. The structure of the sentence implies ownership without the need for a possessive pronoun. If you want the possessive pronoun, the correct sentence is "Someone forgot his book" because according to the rules of grammar, "his" is gender neutral in this situation. Our language is a bit sexist.

Many people prefer to go the inclusive route and write "Someone forgot his/ her book" which is clunky as hell, but technically correct. The easiest fix is to make the antecedent plural as well whenever possible ie- "Some of the students forgot their books."

[(Anonymous)]

Son's spouse, who is a linguist, says you're wrong. 'They' is perfectly correct as a personal pronoun, it's archaic in English these days [not dissimilar to 'one'] but could be brought back into use if people made it more common.