The masculine pronoun is often used with an antecedent whose
gender is not known. There can, therefore, be no objection to the use
of his on the question of gender. As a matter of euphony, his is
preferable to one's. Both have the sanction of good usage.
None
Although literally signifying no one, the word none may be used with a
plural verb, having the force of a collective noun.
"None but the brave deserves the fair."-- Dryden.
"None knew thee but to love thee,
None named thee but to praise."-- Halleck.
"I look for ghosts; but none will force
Their way to me."-- Wordsworth.
"Of all the girls that e'er were seen,
There's none so fine as Nelly."-- Swift.
All, Whole
The word all is often incorrectly used for the whole.
"The river rose and spread over all the valley." This should be "over
the whole valley."
"The day being stormy, the members of Class A were all the children at
school to-day." Correct by saying "were the only children at school
to-day."
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Perpetually, Continually
Perpetually is not synonymous with continually.
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