Difference between revisions of "Their"

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(Possessive Adjective / Possessive Demonstrative)
 
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*3rd person plural. invariable. fr. <i>leur(s)</i>
 
*3rd person plural. invariable. fr. <i>leur(s)</i>
*3rd person animate singular (gender neutral).  e.g. The writer showed <i>their</i> point of view on the question from the opening paragraph.  (recent / non-standard)
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*3rd person singular (gender neutral).  e.g. The writer showed <i>their</i> point of view on the question from the opening paragraph.  (recent / non-standard)
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:42, 30 September 2017

Pronunciation

UK: /ðeə/
US: /ðɜr/

NB: identical to the pronunciation of there and they're. This is terribly inefficient and makes learning difficult, but what can you do? That's the way the language is!

Possessive Adjective / Possessive Demonstrative

  • 3rd person plural. invariable. fr. leur(s)
  • 3rd person singular (gender neutral). e.g. The writer showed their point of view on the question from the opening paragraph. (recent / non-standard)