To each their own or ....

fteale
fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
Each to their own?


I have only ever heard each to their own in RL, but on here everyday I read to each their own.


Is it a UK/US language thing? Like aubergine/eggplant courgette/zucchini?

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  • ket_the_jet
    ket_the_jet Posts: 1,257 Member
    Grammatically speaking, the following are correct:
    "To each, his or her own."
    "Each to his or her own."

    This would be shortened from:
    "To each person, his or her own [opinion]."
    or
    "Each person, to his or her own opinion, is allowed."

    Cheers.
    -wtk
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    Each to their own?


    I have only ever heard each to their own in RL, but on here everyday I read to each their own.


    Is it a UK/US language thing? Like aubergine/eggplant courgette/zucchini?

    "to each their own" must be the US thing because I've never heard it the otherway around except from non-Americans online.
  • ket_the_jet
    ket_the_jet Posts: 1,257 Member
    To expound upon this, each is a singular distributive pronoun so using the word their is a broken antecedent. That is why the grammatically correct antecedent is his or her.
    -wtk
  • JPod279
    JPod279 Posts: 722 Member
    You people make my head hurt. :grumble:
  • ladywolfkahn
    ladywolfkahn Posts: 77
    You people make my head hurt. :grumble:

    ditto lol
  • fitby38
    fitby38 Posts: 307 Member
    WTW??? (means what the what ... polite way of saying what the ****)
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