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USING 'YOU,ONE,AND THEY'USING 'YOU,ONE,AND THEY'AS IMPERSONAL PRONOUNS
By: Dr. Shadia Y. Banjarhttp://www.kau.edu.sa/SBANJER http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com
Dr. SHADIA Y. BANJAR 1
YOUONE THEY
Dr. SHADIA Y. BANJAR 2
IMPERSONAL PRONOUNS
The impersonal pronounsconsidered here ( YOU, ONE,and THEY) share twofundamental properties:(i) they only refer to humans,(i) they only refer to humans,(ii) they allow generic readings.
Dr. SHADIA Y. BANJAR 3
EXAMPLES
One should always be polite.How does one get to 5th Avenue from here?You should always be polite.
Dr. SHADIA Y. BANJAR 4
You should always be polite.How do you get to 5th avenue from here?
Means “any person, people in
general.”
ONE
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YOU
EXAMPLES
1. One should take care of one’s health.2. One should take care of his health.3. One should take care of his or her health.
BRITISH+
FORMAL AMERICAN
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3. One should take care of his or her health.
AWKWARD
AMERICAN
=‘some people
orsomebody’
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