Talk:Indefinite pronoun

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This looks prescriptive. I think "singular they" used consistently is acceptable in standard English and has been for centuries. --Henrygb 12:01, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, the whole thing looks like it's copied from a grammar guide and not at all encyclopedic. --Dingbats 15:39, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] whoever is writing these grammar things

seriously man, just say what an indefinite prounoun is! people dont give a crap about the history of the indefinite pronoun!!

New speaker:

The whole discussion about the prounoun-antecedent agreement belongs in some place other than where it's been put. Maybe below the summary line, maybe in singular they, maybe a page entitled 'Pronoun-atecedent agreement in English.' It doesn't belong where it's been put. Also, the way this is set up, it's more of a category than anything else.

Two more cents for you.

[edit] Confusing Intro

Article launches straight into a debate about singular vs. plural verbs without so much as even explaining what an "indefinite pronoun" is. Is the article meant to be about indefinite pronouns in general, or just about this one issue? Matt 00:10, 23 July 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Reverting

All of the ‘fixes’ since the last vandalism have actually made the page worse. I’m reverting to the version (03:46, 29 April 2007) which actually started with a definition of an indefinite pronoun.

Just to be clear I’ll then remove the slightly POV waffle about plural pronouns agreeing with indefinite prounouns in a separate edit. There may be a way of including some of this information, but at present the sound of a barrow being pushed is very, very loud.

☸ Moilleadóir 15:40, 22 September 2007 (UTC)☏