tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13957333.post115576005371100339..comments2023-04-13T06:00:30.094-07:00Comments on Adiabatic Invariants: theorist as politician and his/herBoazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06155550486435568853noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13957333.post-1156326333061266982006-08-23T02:45:00.000-07:002006-08-23T02:45:00.000-07:00hmm, yeah, "em" does work reasonably well for the ...hmm, yeah, "em" does work reasonably well for the the object pronoun...<BR/>but we still need a possessive. "the flight attendant rolled its eyes in disbelief..." or "the flight attendant rolled their eyes in disbelief..." ??? <BR/>"its" isn't all that bad.<BR/><BR/>btw, much thanks for the jalapeno saucesphere... just used it to help defeat a weremoose.Boazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06155550486435568853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13957333.post-1156314255580436782006-08-22T23:24:00.000-07:002006-08-22T23:24:00.000-07:00how about "it"?"they", of course, is totally inade...how about "it"?<BR/>"they", of course, is totally inadequate.<BR/>apparently "em" is in use by some.<BR/>the chinese have only one personal pronoun, which sounds something like "ta".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com