Generic antecedent
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generic-antecedent-164-4403319
title:
Generic antecedent
text:
Generic antecedents are representatives of classes, referred to in ordinary language by another word, in a situation in which gender is typically unknown or irrelevant. These mostly arise in generalizations and are particularly common in abstract, theoretical or strategic discourse. Examples include "readers of Wikipedia appreciate their encyclopedia", "the customer who spends in this market". The question of appropriate style for using pronouns to refer to such generic antecedents in the Englis
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Representatives of classes in a situation in which gender is typically unknown
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_antecedent
date created:
2007-04-09T05:19:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:53:47Z
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