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A comment on Making the Mind: Why we've misunderstood the nature-nurture debate (2003). Parent comment

Re:Making the Mind: Why we've misunderstood the nature-nurtu... by lozf on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @03:43PM (#21129718)
> "Yes, they is coming in a moment."

Perhaps one of:

"Yes, they will be here soon / joining us shortly / along later."

would be better.

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Re:Making the Mind: Why we've misunderstood the nature-nurtu... by grahamburger on Thursday October 03, 2019 @05:30PM (#21152448)
> "Yes, they will be here soon / joining us shortly / along later."

None of these clarify singular vs plural of 'they.' All of them work whether 'they' refers to one person or multiple.

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Re:Making the Mind: Why we've misunderstood the nature-nurtu... by lozf on Sunday October 06, 2019 @06:16PM (#21175546)
Good point.
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