WE ALL KNOW OUR NAMES.

Everybody knows their name is the correct usage in modern English. The "their" is called singular "their". We also have singular " they" when used to refer to 'everybody,' 'somebody,' etc.

However, you are not wrong if you use "his or her," but grammarians are trying to remove the gender wahala.


I read this in some grammar books.

Somebody call my name.. Showkey..

Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity

Hotegar:
Dear Nairalanders, pls I need ur utmost prayer and advise in finding my stolen credentials. On the 31 of January, my home was burgled and a few things taken. My electronics & an old folder bag containing my GOTO cash ( 15k) and my
1. Original WAEC cert.
2. Original NCE cert.
3. My B.Tech cert.
4. My two other professional certs.
5. My IDs
6. My original NYSC cert. Collected in 2016.
I reported to d police, they did d lil dey CLD, but till now. I'm still 'empty' . I dunno wat to do nomore.

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The first sentence is correct..


The second sentence sound strange.
The second sentence should probably be "Everybody knows their names".

Ademola47:
Grammarians in the house, please which one is more correct between these two sentences

1.Everybody knows his or her name
2.Everybody knows their name.

I've searched the internet for a seemingly convincing answer but the results are contradictory.

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Everybody knows his or her name is the correct sentence.

Everyone knows their names is correct... Not everybody knows his or her names.
Besides, his/her are mainly used by Nigerians compare to their foreign counterparts...

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I'm sorry I don't get u? How do I do that?

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