Hey! I thought you were my friend!
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Originally Posted by Karibou
Seeing things like this makes me wonder if the poster cares about their reputation at all
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Surely you recognize the sarcasm in my original post, Kara.
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Originally Posted by Tristan Lall
Granted, in the above example, one could have substituted "it" if one* didn't mind forgoing the implied personification of the "inner editor"; otherwise, the canonical way to express that would have been to employ "he or she", or to imply a particular gender (both of which could potentially distort the intended meaning).
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Re-try all that with the word "I" instead of "they" and see how that sounds.
I've learned to control myself when I spot errors, but every one I see grates on my soul. I write professionally, both for a living and for spending money (google "N2IRZ") and grammar, spelling and word usage are very important to me.
Oh, and I do love them commas!