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Peer reviewedEnglish Journal, 1989
Presents high school teachers' recommendations for books about the history and use of the English language. (MM)
Descriptors: English, Language, Language Usage, Professional Development
Peer reviewedNilsen, Alleen Pace – English Journal, 2001
Discusses the logic, elegance, and history of using they, them, and their as singular indefinite pronouns. Notes that, as a solution to the pronoun problem, the strength of this solution is its vagueness. Offers numerous real-life examples from publications or broadcasts and lists why it is counterproductive for English teachers to exclude this…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Grammar, Higher Education
