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Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally by spockz on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @06:22AM (#33328571)
Indeed. That is why I started using “one could” instead of “you can”. This prevented a lot of misunderstanding.
Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally by uptown on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @07:45AM (#33329225)
How can you possibly expect ONE person to do all of this? /s
Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally by DocTomoe on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @08:07AM (#33329403)
I have been discouraged to use that form because native English speakers have corrected me that unless I am a British monarch, it would be incorrect language use.
Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally by cyphar on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @08:51AM (#33329793)
Maybe I'm missing a joke, but this is not the case unless you're using "one" as a way of referring to yourself. Saying "one could" to mean "someone could" is perfectly standard English.
Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally by mbg721 on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @09:15AM (#33330046)
One does have to be a little careful with that... It's generally old-fashioned, and can end up sounding sarcastic or passive-aggressive if the statement is obviously meant to refer to a particular person. (Cf. the upper-Midwestern "a guy could" or "a lotta guys", as in "A lotta guys would have made sure that was tied to the roof of the car before they drove off.")
Re:WhatsApp goes down for users globally by sanitycheck on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @08:59AM (#33329873)
If one were to use it to refer to oneself, then one might be royalty. Otherwise, one may do as one likes!