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contribute to the execution of this exercise are the pectoralis major (from the bottom to about three quarters of the way up) and the triceps. The triceps do relatively little in the lower portion of the exercise and increase in significance as the exerciser straightens his arms out. Near the top, the pectoralis major does little if anything. At no point are the latissimus dorsi contributing in the execution of the dip.
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but that website uses they and their by pluralizing both subject AND predicate, not just one or the other. Read the link! It says: "Pluralizing (not “A player starts by taking up his position”, but “Players start by taking up their positions”), although this can be problematic where the text needs to
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I do not believe that the latissimus dorsi muscles affect this exercise in any way. Those muscles pull the arms toward the back. In the dip, the arms move toward the back when the exerciser is lowering his body, in which case gravity is doing the work, not the latissimus dorsi. The main muscles which
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If you read the link, it says that the "singular they" is popular and non-technical. Knowledge (XXG) is supposed to be a formal encyclopedia, not exactly the place for vulgar English. Knowledge (XXG) guidelines call for correct grammar, not what is in popular and non-technical usage. Knowledge (XXG)
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This article, in addition to being incorrect on matters pertaining to muscular mechanics, does not show proper subject/verb agreement throughout. A "person" is singular and "their" is plural. You cannot say, "A person supports their weight," if the antecedent of the pronoun "their" is "person". That
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The diagram in this article gives me body issues. Couldn't you find a drawing with someone that looks a little bit more normal? -
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And WikiPedia most certainly does NOT support this absurd non-grammatical nonsense. The website listed was
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page for variations. Not sure if this is a good source though. Can someone please take a look? Thx,
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emphasize individuals, or where it creates a need to switch regularly between singular and plural."
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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between
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Latissimus Dorsi is activated while performing dips. anon 12:20, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
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You Failed: "They" can be used in a singular sense
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now says that this is permitted though it does not make sense why.
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Wiki Education assignment: Linguistics in the Digital Age
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