RE: hisself/herself was: Managing Password

["Kurt Anderson" <kjanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Technically speaking in plurals about a singular object (or is it
subject, now I forget) is not the grammatically correct answer, though
it is somewhat common.
Oneself would be appropriate. 


Kurt Anderson
Application Developer
Highsmith Inc

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Luis Rodriguez
Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 3:07 PM
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Subject: Re: hisself/herself was: Managing Password

Thanks Rob, I hadn't thought of that one...

Regards,

Luis Rodriguez

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>
> message: 5
> date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:43:44 -0400
> from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
> subject: hisself/herself was: Managing Password expiration
>
> Re:  PC - speak in plurals.  Instead of worrying about himself or 
> herself, use themselves.
>
> Rob Berendt
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> Luis Rodriguez <luis.rodriguez2@xxxxxxxxx> Sent by: 
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> 10/23/2006 02:47 PM
> Subject
> Re: Managing Password expiration
<snip> 
> We already use the QSYCHGPW API so the user can change the password by

> himself (or herself... Not being a native English speaker all this PC 
> way of writing sometimes drive me nuts. Maybe I'll just use "it" when 
> talking about a user
> :-) )
</snip> 


Luis Rodriguez

IBM Certified Systems Expert
eServer i5 iSeries Technical Solutions

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