Grammar Tip of the Day
Rules of grammar, notes on vocabulary, and observations about the mechanics of writing.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Make those pronouns agree with their antecedents!
From
The New York Times Sunday Magazine
story "Our Town":
"The American
taxpayer
," Sigwalt told me, "is becoming secondary in
their
own country."
C'mon! Would it kill an editor to change that quote to "American
taxpayers
," ... ?
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