Oddly, the grammatically correct tag for the second might be " does he ", because " nobody " is a singular indefinite pronoun.
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A similar, apparently arbitrary gender assignment may need to be made in the case of indefinite pronouns, where the referent is generally unknown.
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As a reporter, I get uncomfortable when people around me start getting pointedly vague and fling around the most indefinite of indefinite pronouns.
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The DP-analysis must therefore draw a distinction between definite and indefinite pronouns, whereby definite pronouns are classified as determiners, but indefinite pronouns as nouns.
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The DP-analysis must therefore draw a distinction between definite and indefinite pronouns, whereby definite pronouns are classified as determiners, but indefinite pronouns as nouns.
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The usage of " y'all " can satisfy several grammatical functions, including an associative plural, a collective pronoun, an institutional pronoun, and an indefinite pronoun.
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Note that English employs the indefinite pronoun " one " to make such sentences acceptable, e . g . " Fred watches stupid programs, but Jim watches intelligent ones ".
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Thus, when an indefinite pronoun with negative value is already present in the sentence, the particle " m�a " is usually dropped ( even though in certain conditions it is tolerated ).
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But the grammarians didn't even formulate their rule _ that indefinite pronouns like each and anyone must be singular _ till the 18th century, and they've had only indifferent success in enforcing it.
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A good bet, since indefinite pronouns have been doing this singular-plural switcheroo for centuries; it started long before anyone felt squeamish about using " him " to mean " him or her ."
