But grammar is serious as well, Bob :-) And I can’t understand how I could
have been caught in such an error.
I need a little drink . . . ;-)
Chris
> On 9 Jun 15, at 14:25, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hehehehehe . . . serious subject, I know . . . but . . .
>
> Each of the pilots was disorientated, none understood how _HE_ (or _SHE_) got
> to that position . . .
>
> None denotes “not one” which cries foul when followed by a they, which
> denotes more than one.
>
> Really, Chief Constable . . . <g>
>
> A more precise construction: The pilots were disoriented; they didn’t
> understand how they got to that position . . .
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