Comments on: Professor has 10 Years of Work on Laptop Stolen, Thief Returns it on USB Stick

By: Tee

Tee — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 07:58:41 +0000

I meant to say “what do you mean he cannot use” ?

By: Tee

Tee — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 22:11:35 +0000

What do you mean he can use “they” or “their” for a solitary person? What if you want to use just one pronoun to replace “his or her” ?. . That’s right, you use “they” or “their” wherever applicable.

By: joe

joe — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:25:38 +0000

professor knows nothing about dropbox

By: Oops

Oops — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:50:21 +0000

Dear Tak,

dat ain’t nice now iz it ;-))

By: Tak

Tak — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:44:34 +0000

Dear Evan,
“They” and “their” are not acceptable pronouns for referring to a solitary person.
Taken together with your mismatched verb tenses and inappropriate leading conjunctions, they’re cause for me to recommend that your next interview be with a grammar professor.

However, I’m happy that the Swedish professor didn’t lose his or her work, and hopefully s/he learned a valuable lesson regarding backups.