Ahmed
Everyone has (their or his) own personality
31 déc. 2015 18:55
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"Everyone" is singular so "his" or "her" own personality.
31 décembre 2015
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Their own personality.
1 janvier 2016
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You can use either or. Everyone has their own personality is correct and is gender neutral. Everyone has his or her own personality is OK, but sounds less formal and if you are writing say an essay, I wouldn't personally recommend it.
1 janvier 2016
You can use his/her or "their". No worries. I myself usually use "their" in my written essays due to the formality.
31 décembre 2015
In the past, many people said "his". In speech today, you should probably say "their", but some people consider it less correct than "his or her" when written. "Her or his" is also just as accurate as "his or her", but you might get funny looks. There have been dozens of attempts made over hundreds of years to make reforms (as merlyn says, these are called gender-neutral pronouns). Just do not say "its".
31 décembre 2015
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