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Scene: Carol's OB/GYN, they're still arguing about what to name the baby.]
Susan: Oh, please! What's wrong with Helen?
Ross: Helen Geller? I don't think so.
Carol: Hello? It's not gonna be Helen Geller.
Ross: Thank you!
Carol: No, I mean it's not Geller.
Ross: What, it's gonna be Helen Willick?
Carol: No, actually, um, we talked about Helen Willick-Bunch.
Ross: Well, wait a minute, wha- why is she in the title?
Susan: It's my baby too.
Ross: Oh, 's'funny, really? Um, I don't remember you making any sperm.
Susan: Yeah, and we all know what a challenge that is!
Carol: All right, you two, stop it!
Ross: No no no, she gets a credit, hey, I'm in there too.
Carol: Ross. You're not actually suggesting Helen Willick-Bunch-Geller? 'Cause I think that borders on child abuse.
Ross: Of course not, I'm... suggesting Geller-Willick-Bunch.
Susan: Oh, no, you see what he's doing? He knows no-one's gonna say all those names, he knows wind up calling her Geller, then he gets his way!
QUESTION : Why did Susan say "her" in the last line? I think "it" is right.
Because they don't know if it's gonna be a girl or a boy.
Mar 13, 2020 1:34 PM
Answers · 2
Even if they don’t know whether the baby is going to be a girl or a boy, they are talking about a girl’s name: Helen. So, it makes sense to say “her” since, at least in this conversation, they are assuming it’s a girl. BTW, do you get the joke about “Helen Geller”? They don’t like that name because it sounds like Helen Keller, a famous deaf-dumb person who learned how to communicate. They don’t want the baby to be teased for having a name that sounds so similar to Helen Keller.
March 13, 2020
Hi ggg,
From the first paragraph they are arguing about the name, “Helen”
So they already know is a girl then “her” in the last paragraph is right.
March 13, 2020
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