Personal pronoun one
60b
As a generic personal pronoun,
one can be used with the meaning of people in
general and is common in making generalisations, especially in more formal
styles. It has third person singular concord:
One never knows, does one?
One should not let dogs into the country without proper checks. I think those
quarantine laws are quite right.
Retirement allows one to pursue new interests and hobbies.
You and they are also used in a similar way. However, one includes the speaker in
the generalisation:
Does one eat durian in Malaysia?
(includes the speaker, who is there or has an interest in going there)
Do they eat durian in Malaysia?
(refers to others)
One’s functions as a possessive determiner:
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