he got a brief glimpse of the future, and he went crazy trying to figure out who Asmo's killer was.
Seriously, though, I'd love this as a clue. But there's a big caveat (of course): men tend to always use "he" to refer to unknown persons and animals, gods, etc. And most everybody (male and female) instinctively calls a killer "he," even when gender is unknown...
It's referred to as "masculine preferred." This politically correct "he, she or it" crap or mistaken substitution of the plural pronouns for a non-existant either-gender singular pronoun fall into the list of reasons why our current society deserves a zombie-irruption/nuclear-holocaust/imaginary-climate-change apocalypse. Seriously, though, I'd love this as a clue. But there's a big caveat (of course): men tend to always use "he" to refer to unknown persons and animals, gods, etc. And most everybody (male and female) instinctively calls a killer "he," even when gender is unknown...
Suggesting that men are more likely to do this than women merely reinforces our superior grasp of rules and standards.
The point isn't whether it is proper english. The point is whether this is the only time that RJ refers this way on this subject. If it is frequent then ur explanation is right. If this is the only time, we may have a slip up
A second RJ slip up as to Asmo's killer?
- 31/03/2010 12:31:52 AM
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Ishamael went to the darkside because
- 31/03/2010 01:06:14 AM
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That's actually proper English.
- 31/03/2010 03:07:05 AM
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Re: That's actually proper English.
- 31/03/2010 03:44:49 AM
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This is nothing.
- 31/03/2010 02:37:28 PM
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