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Tue 25 Aug, 2015 12:29 pm
Can I use 'they'?
-'A' was an 'H' with __ heads relying on one another.
My sentence is talkign about bad handwriting, and the pronoun that should be used on the underline refers to the letter H. I am not sure whether 'they' is correct, though it sounds OK to me.
@WBYeats,
Use "their"
Both letters have heads. They apparently looked alike or were blended together, so you are talking about "their heads."
You use 'their' in the topic heading and 'they' in the question; however neither is right. The correct answer is 'its'.
@PUNKEY,
Quote:Both letters have heads. They apparently looked alike or were blended together, so you are talking about "their heads."
You misunderstand. H has two heads; make them lean towards each other until they touch, and you have an A. The form of the set question makes it clear that a singular possessive pronoun is required. 'A'
was an 'H' with its (two) heads relying on one another.
@Tes yeux noirs,
Right - o.
I didn't know people were still using cursive!
Perhaps "The H looked like an A, with its . . . " would have been more clear.