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They were all blowing their noses.
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Or, voh is they. Given my own position in favour of the gender neutral singular they, it has been a delight to learn Hindi, which has a gender neutral singular pronoun. The convenience makes up for the fact that it breaks Hindi's own "rules" for pronunciation.
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Hubby came up with "unattended" as an alternative to unmanned.
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Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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Abandoned...I think it depends on whether the guard is coming back, or simply temporarily away. With abandoned, I'd think the guard was gone for good.
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> unattended
That's perfect for a border post, isn't it. Full marks:-)
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...Hindi, which has a gender neutral singular pronoun
So does English. Please splain the difference, dear Max.
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>> Hubby came up with "unattended" as an alternative to unmanned.<<
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Depends on whether he went out to buy cigarettes and are coming back in just a moment. His superiors might rightly speak of an abandoned post ...
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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superiors are to be ignored on cigarette breaks
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