Friday, November 19, 2010

Criminal Sentence 476: Going back to School

From a newspaper article:

"their freshmen year"

This sentence concerns two people. Had it concerned one person, the correct phrase would have been "his/her freshman year." It's about two, so let's pluralize both words: "their freshmen years."
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2 comments:

  1. ChildsPlayNovember 22, 2010 at 5:27 AM

    To me, "their freshmen years" sounds like they are going to be a freshmen for more than one year.

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  2. The Sentence SleuthNovember 23, 2010 at 7:55 AM

    True. Maybe "their freshman year" would sound better.

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