Comments on: Pronoun Tips http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/uncategorized/pronoun-tips/ The #1 Grammar & Punctuation Resource on the Internet! Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:04:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jane http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/uncategorized/pronoun-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-991 Jane Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:28:20 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=65#comment-991 I can understand how this may be the equivalent of fingers on a chalkboard for you. Many professions have their own jargon that, to outsiders, sounds strange or wrong. Sometimes, groups create jargon to distinguish themselves as a group. You're either "in" or "out" depending on your knowledge and usage of particular words and phrases. One of the functions of language is to discern tribal membership. I can understand how this may be the equivalent of fingers on a chalkboard for you. Many professions have their own jargon that, to outsiders, sounds strange or wrong. Sometimes, groups create jargon to distinguish themselves as a group. You’re either “in” or “out” depending on your knowledge and usage of particular words and phrases. One of the functions of language is to discern tribal membership.

]]> By: annoyed http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/uncategorized/pronoun-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-990 annoyed Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:18:50 +0000 http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/?p=65#comment-990 A usage of the pronouns him and her that I hear all the time in my line of work (medical field) is as follows. "We're going to get blood work on him." or "We got an x-ray on her." It makes me think along the lines of "you're going to get it all over him?" "you attached it to her?", or "you're going to sit on him (were sitting on her) to do it?" Ugh. A usage of the pronouns him and her that I hear all the time in my line of work (medical field) is as follows.

“We’re going to get blood work on him.” or “We got an x-ray on her.”

It makes me think along the lines of “you’re going to get it all over him?” “you attached it to her?”, or “you’re going to sit on him (were sitting on her) to do it?”

Ugh.

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