“I am gravely disappointed by the outcome of tonight’s vote in the U.S. Senate,” said Walsh. “The failure to repeal ObamaCare is yet another dangerous step in the wrong direction by Senate Democrats. Once more, we are able to see how out of touch they are with the American public, who’s referendum on ObamaCare was made clear in November’s election results.”
Now, I met Joe last year and I like him. I don't know if he wrote his own press release or if someone else typed it. Either way, the error is inexcusable.
The correct word is "whose". Sure, it sounds like "who's". It's like "its" and "it's."
The problem is that schools today are not teaching English. They are too busy doing other things. Do kids today have a clue how to diagram a sentence? Do they study cases? Agreement in number between subjects and verbs?
If somebody wrote that for Joe, fire him or her and hire somebody who knows the difference.
If Joe wrote it, get somebody in there who will read his writing before it is published.
Sorry, no pass on that!
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