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> If you (<-- I don't mean you personally, but anyone) "The royal you"
by StanislavPetrov 10mo ago
> If you (<-- I don't mean you personally, but anyone)
"The royal you"
- Nevermark 10mo agoOr the “you, the great unwashed”. Although there is no rule enforcing mutual exclusion.
- dang 10mo agoI've used that construct a lot over the years and it seems to help: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=by%3Adang%20%22you%20personally%22&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
- Rendello 10mo agoOne can simply employ 'one' if one fears not the air of pretentiousness.