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To: kawhill

The strangest word in English is “One” as a vowel.

That’s the one, I pick that one, I want that one, you are the one..etc

No other language uses “one” in such a way.


55 posted on 08/08/2025 6:34:01 AM PDT by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: qam1
The strangest word in English is “One” as a vowel. That’s the one, I pick that one, I want that one, you are the one..etc

Those usages are not vowels, they are nouns.

The other use of "one" in English is as a pronoun, when speaking of oneself as an everyman, as in: "One never tires of such winning."

76 posted on 08/08/2025 9:16:04 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (If [mortals] are so wicked with religion, what would they be without it? —Benjamin Franklin)
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