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4161Do we have any linguists that visit this thread I wonder.Stan-9/9/2010
4160 I'm no linguist but I think some of them have specific singular and pluralTimF-9/9/2010
4159How do other languages handle this issue of pronoun, antecedent agreement?Stan-9/9/2010
4158Well, there's always "The Grand Teton National Park" for the ultimManyMoose-9/9/2010
4157Yes, of course. I got discombobulated when trying to compose my post.Cogito-9/9/2010
4156Hey Alan! Long time no see! Actually, en Espanol, mountains are feminine (Las ManyMoose-9/8/2010
4155>>Las montañas son altas, pero los valles son profundos.<< DoeCogito-9/8/2010
4154Whatever will we do for sexist language when we all speak Spanish? Las montaManyMoose-9/8/2010
4153The Gender-Neutral Pronoun: 150 Years Later, Still an Epic Fail blog.oup.com orTimF-9/8/2010
4152Actually, there was one replay but <I>they</I> would not tell whetheManyMoose-8/30/2010
4151What does "most" mean? In online discussions, I have come across an iTimF-8/30/2010
4150[graphic] lukesurl.comTimF28/30/2010
4149Does Your Language Shape How You Think? Horacio Salinas for The New York Times BTimF-8/29/2010
4148I know this has been posted before, but why not again? I know I get this confuseStan-8/27/2010
4147Your Always Write with Spell Check Pat Sajak · Jul. 10 at 2:50pm I used tTimF-8/3/2010
4146Every time we drive by a cemetery my wife has to ask "I wonder how many deaManyMoose-7/16/2010
4145KewlSmoothSail-7/16/2010
4144[FAIL] No punctuation. (but neat)DMaA-7/16/2010
4143Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Believe it or nTom Clarke17/16/2010
4142Proofreading is a dying art, wouldn't you say? Man Kills Self Before ShooSmoothSail27/16/2010
4141[graphic] xkcd.comTimF47/12/2010
4140schott.blogs.nytimes.comTimF-6/15/2010
4139Obama Accused of Attempted Murder? David Bernstein • May 18, 2010 8:32 am Rev. TimF-5/18/2010
4138Well today the only word that one has to know is AWESOME... That is the favoritSuma-5/4/2010
4137<i> When speaking about numbers they say lesser rather than the correct feStan-5/4/2010
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