On 11 Jun 2011, darkestkhan wrote: > > Maybe it is time for big revolution in English language of XXI century > - the revival of pronoun "one". > For one thing, I'm still encountering pronoun "one", and it is quite > often, so I wouldn't be so hasty to this judgment of effective death > (though it may be caused by wandering in strange dark corners of > Internet). > > darkestkhan
I think the avoidance of 'one' is mainly an American usage. In British English it is used quite frequently, In fact, there is a long-standing joke about the tendency of members of the Royal Family, especially Prince Charles, to say 'one' instead of 'I'. -- Anthony Campbell - [email protected] Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk - sample my ebooks at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/acampbell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
