Criminals should be punished when they are caught. If a friend came to stay with me, I would give him or her a souvenir of Barcelona so
that he or she would have something to remember his or her visit.
If a friend came to stay with me, I would give them a souvenir of Barcelona so that they would have something to remember their visit. See Language Note below headache If I drink coffee, I get headache.
If I drink coffee, I get a headache. Headache is a countable noun: ‘I woke with a terrible headache.’ ‘My wife suffers from headaches health I hope this letter finds you in a good health.
I hope this letter finds you in good health. Health is an uncountable noun: ‘Worry can affect your health.’"Nothing in life is more important than good health.’ Avoiding sexism in your writing In the past, when people referred to a member of a group containing both men and women (or boys and girls), they
used the pronouns
he/him/his: A good doctor listens carefully to his patients.
Anyone who wants to join should give his name to the secretary.
Nowadays, many people feel that this usage is unfair to women. If you want to avoid the danger of seeming sexist,
you can use one of the following alternatives.
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Use They/Them/Their to refer back to an indefinite pronoun
(anyone, somebody etc):
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Anyone who wants to join should give their name to the secretary.
Some people object to this usage in formal styles, insisting that