[Ads-l] Really?

Wed Jun 3 20:23:07 UTC 2015

No, "their" is a plural and obviously must apply to the 47 friends (ronin? countrymen?)
They all happen share the same birthday, and wanted to inform Keren of their collective joy on this day.

- GLL

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Because "Keren" could be a unisex name.

Doesn't good grammar mean anything anymore?

JL

JL

On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> "47 friends posted on Keren's timeline for their birthday."
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> Why did they do that, I wonder.
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