One of those who: VP Sg or VP Pl?

[sagehen]

>>>From  ARS Technica:
>
>"I'm one of those lazy hippies who _likes_ to do _her power-computing in bed
>..."
>
>For me, the above is absolutely grammatical. However, I've both heard and
>read
>that this string is ungrammatical and that the grammatical form is:
>
>"I'm one of those lazy hippies who _like_ to do _their_ power-computing in
>bed ..."
>
>Does anyone else care enough to write an opinion?
>
>-Wilson Gray
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I favor the second ("lazy hippies who like")  since only if "those lazy
hippies" are qualified (beyond "lazy") is there a real role for them here:
it would be  sufficient to say "I am one who likes to do, &c."  or "I am a
lazy hippy who likes...&c."
A. Murie


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