In today's Tribune there was a sic in this sentence:
"Dr. Oz has something like 4 million viewers a day. The average physician doesn't see a million patients in their (sic) lifetime."
Now, I see their point, but I don't think it's enough for a sic, do you? Maybe it's because you could possibly confuse the "their" with the million patients, rather then the average physician? On the other hand, I think it's pretty clear what the "their" refers to.This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kalleh,
July 25, 2014, 01:05
arnie
Are those sentences direct quotes from someone else, or the Tribune reporter's? If it's against the paper's style guide to use a singular they it may have been inserted to prevent an over-zealous copy editor changing it.
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July 25, 2014, 07:30
Stanley
Maybe it's a joke - "The average physician doesn't see a million patients in their sick lifetime"?
OK, probably not...
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July 25, 2014, 21:25
Kalleh
You are right, arnie, the physician (author) is quoting someone else so you are probably right.
