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To: Erasmus

I meant “One doesn’t”, but I always thought that sounded pretentious, so I substituted “You don’t” without thinking you might reasonably take it as addressed specifically to you. :-)


35 posted on 02/19/2012 4:59:28 PM PST by Johnny B.
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To: Johnny B.
I meant “One doesn’t”, but I always thought that sounded pretentious, so I substituted “You don’t”

And that is what "one" is for. A lack in standard English that is addressed by the Southern "y'all" is another, more specific pronoun that needs greater currency.

38 posted on 02/20/2012 4:07:21 AM PST by Mycroft Holmes (<= Mash name for HTML Xampp PHP C JavaScript primer)
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