- From: Susan Lesch <lesch@w3.org>
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:40:15 -0800
- To: mduerst@w3.org, www-international@w3.org
Would you kindly explain why some English personal pronouns should not be used in specifications? Martin Duerst has mentioned it has to do with translation [1], but I cannot find a clear reference. I proofread specifications, and would like to be able to point to your answer on www-international@w3.org by URI. If this is the wrong list to ask, apologies. Below is a chart representing en-US by person and case from Warriner's _English Grammar and Composition_. In short, which pronouns should not be used and why? Singular -------- Nominative Objective Possessive 1st person I me my, mine 2nd person you you your, yours 3rd person he, she, it him, her, it his, hers, its Plural ------ Nominative Objective Possessive 1st person we us our, ours 2nd person you you your, yours 3rd person they them their, theirs [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-xml-linking-comments/2000JanMa r/0079.html (final paragraph) -- Susan Lesch Intern, W3C
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