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We remind all announcers to mind your pronouns

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I was recently riding a train, and a recorded announcement struck me as odd. The announcer said something like this:

We remind all passengers to take your belongings and your trash with you as you exit the train.

I would probably suggest something like this:

We remind all passengers to take their belongings and their trash with them as they exit the train.

In a different context I might say:

I remind all you students to take your textbooks with you when you leave for the day.

But the train's announcement sounds jumbled to me. Is this regional?

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I like your alternative, Glenn. Otherwise, I think I'd be clutching my bag and looking around suspiciously at my seatmates.

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I would also suggest that the word "all" takes the directive into the third-person unnecessarily; the imperative should be fine: "Passengers, take your belongings — do not leave anything on the train."

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