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Peer reviewedGilsdorf, Jeanette – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1986
Outlines major publishing houses' solutions to the common-gender singular pronoun problem. Maintains that the American English-speaking world employs different standards for speaking and writing, even in educated ranks. Argues that changing spoken language is probably hopeless. Proposes seven tactics through which to counter written grammar and…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Grammar, Grammatical Acceptability, Language Attitudes
