I work at CAPS, and I recently had to send my weekly email about what's going on, and what other tutors should watch out for. I immediately ran into some problems. At this point, I am already sensing the difficulties. When I say "your weeks", what do I mean? Do I mean that I hope that all the weeks you are going through are going well? I suppose I do hope that, but it's not what I wanted to convey. I wanted it to be about this past week. This might be a little closer, but then I get into the territory of whether or not "y'all's" is an acceptable word to use in a professional setting. Also, there are way too many apostrophes. This is closer to what I want, but it also feels like it implies that I am talking to a single person. I'm talking to all the math tutors, so I don't want that. At this point, I've spent 20 minutes on this email, when it should have taken 5. Now I have finally accepted my poor grasp of the English language. I consult the person in charge of the writing and language team at CAPS (this is a plug, but not a shameless plug, more like a shameful plug), and they inform me that "your week" is correct. "Your" in this case is singular, but it refers to "everyone", with which the email begins. Problem solved! There was some creativity involved throughout this process. I had to use words in ways I don't usually use them. In the end, the most creative solution was to use the dictionary, and the help of the resources I work around.
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