If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble.
A. A. MilneFor one person who dreams of making fifty thousand pounds, a hundred people dream of being left fifty thousand pounds.
A. A. MilneOn Tuesday, when it hails and snows, The feeling on me grows and grows That hardly anybody knows If those are these or these are those.
A. A. Milne