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Now, ask 1000 Londoners to name a City in Illinois other than Chicago.
Illinois is not a country. You should be glad people outside the US even know the name of the states at all. Do you know any county in Britain?
13 U.S. states are bigger than Britain by size.
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Illinois is not a country. You should be glad people outside the US even know the name of the states at all. Do you know any county in Britain?
Illinois has more people in it than Belgium or Greece and is larger than Bulgaria. If you compare the U.S. to the E.U., you'll see that many of our states are bigger than your states. 13 U.S. states are bigger than Britain by size.
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If you see "he" everywhere, you assume being a man is the standard, and being a woman is somehow not applicable. This is a subtle affect that, if applied to everything, will change your perspective on the world. And it's not that hard to just use "they" instead.
> If you see "he" everywhere, you assume being a man is the standard, and being a woman is somehow not applicable. I don't quite follow. Are you saying that, by using "he" everywhere, I'm going to subconsciously exclude women? > And it's not that hard to just use "they" instead I cannot speak for anyone but myself but, being a native English speaker, using "they" to refer to a single person sounds wrong. I understand…
often used with an indefinite third person singular antecedent
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> If you see "he" everywhere, you assume being a man is the standard, and being a woman is somehow not applicable. I don't quite follow. Are you saying that, by using "he" everywhere, I'm going to subconsciously exclude women? > And it's not that hard to just use "they" instead I cannot speak for anyone but myself but, being a native English speaker, using "they" to refer to a single person sounds wrong. I understand…
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/they often used with an indefinite third person singular antecedent If it's good enough for the NY Times, it's good enough for you and me
Speak for yourself.
I've just gotten through with about 16 years of English courses, with professors who are most certainly not in agreement with your opinion. Hell, I remember having a German professor correct a student for using "they" incorrectly.
Just because a large newspaper uses it doesn't make it any more correct. Many people say "irregardless" and I am sure I could find the usage of it in a major publication, but it doesn't make the word any less illogical.