OT: Where can I meet a female companion with similar interests and personality /in person/?

Alexey Feldgendler alexey at feldgendler.ru
Fri Jan 15 14:38:54 CET 2010


On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:32:58 +0100, Neil Jerram  
<neiljerram at googlemail.com> wrote:

>>> There is.  It's "their".

>> Difference is pike is using singular, you're using plural, Neil.

> Historically, yes, "they" and "their" are plural.  But in real current
> (UK) English, they are being used more and more also as
> gender-independent singular.

This use has produced a singular reflexive pronoun “themself”, distinct  
 from the plural “themselves”.


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