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December 24, 2007 11:37 pm
(@Anonymous)
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A strange, and I hope unintentional, use of the singular "their."
The January 2008 issue of PC Magazine contains an insert - a letter to the subscriber, explaining a change in publication frequency. Within this letter is the following statement:
"As a subscriber in good standing, you will receive one issue at the new frequency for each issue remaining on their subscription term."
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December 24, 2007 11:37 pm
(@grantbarrett)
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Yeah, it looks more like an editing error than anything. I can't imagine any native English-speaker leaving that like that once they noticed it.
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