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I'm always befuddled by how some people really take things so literally...
by rglullis 4y ago
I'm always befuddled by how some people really take things so literally...
- spockz 4y agoIndeed. That is why I started using “one could” instead of “you can”. This prevented a lot of misunderstanding.
- uptown 4y agoHow can you possibly expect ONE person to do all of this? /s
- DocTomoe 4y agoI 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.
- cyphar 4y agoMaybe 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.
- mbg721 4y agoOne 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.")
- sanitycheck 4y agoIf one were to use it to refer to oneself, then one might be royalty. Otherwise, one may do as one likes!
- OJFord 4y agoIt must be exhausting never to take a break from befuddlement, you really ought to consider only feeling this way some of the time, or at least spend some time befuddled by other things.
- rglullis 4y agoIf this were reddit, I'd upvote you. ;)