Thursday 3 June 2010

Who's she? The problem with pronouns

My daughter is very fond of jumping on unclear usage of personal pronouns: 'Who is she?' she demands triumphantly, 'The cat's mother?'.

Of course she learned this put-down from her parents - so no complaints. But as Jessica Love points out in this entertaining essay,  pronouns are tricky customers.

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