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Peer reviewedSklar, Elizabeth S. – College Composition and Communication, 1988
Examines the rule that indefinite pronouns (everyone, anybody, each, someone, nobody) take singular verbs and singular pronouns for agreement. Explores its past, proposes a revision of the rule, and suggests modifications in its application based on analysis of its actual use in English. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language Research, Pronouns, Standard Spoken Usage
