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[Bug 584605] Re: On page 8, Canonical is referred to as 'they' when the proper pronoun is 'it'

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From: Chris Woollard <cwoollard@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:14:19 -0000
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** Changed in: ubuntu-manual
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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On page 8, Canonical is referred to as 'they' when the proper pronoun is 'it'
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Status in Ubuntu Manual: Fix Released

Bug description:
Version: 788
Chapter and page number: Prologue, p. 8 (p. 10 of the PDF)
Type: grammar

In the note in the margin about Canonical, it is referred to as a company, which is in the singular form. In the next sentence, it is referred to using the pronoun 'they', which is incorrect because that pronoun refers to objects/entities in the plural. The sentence should read, "It has employees based around the world [...]".