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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Agreement with "one".
Which of these is/are acceptable?
1. One shouldn’t speak with their mouth full.
2. One shouldn’t speak with his or her mouth full.
3. One shouldn’t speak with his/her mouth full.
4. One shouldn’t speak with one's mouth full.
1. One shouldn’t speak with their mouth full.
2. One shouldn’t speak with his or her mouth full.
3. One shouldn’t speak with his/her mouth full.
4. One shouldn’t speak with one's mouth full.
Top answer
I accept them all, because I am a very tolerant person. But only #4 is to me elegant English. Clive
- I accept them all, because I am a very tolerant person.
- But only #4 is to me elegant English.
- Clive
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I accept them all, because I am a very tolerant person. But only #4 is to me elegant English.
Clive
Clive
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AnonymousWhich of these is/are acceptable?They are all acceptable in one setting or another, but only 4 is technically correct in my opinion.
1 is fine for any but the most formal settings.
I find 2 and (especially) 3 awkward.
CJ
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Style tend to be a very subjective matter.
The mixture of the impersonal pronoun 'one' with personal pronouns is unpleasing to many educated native speakers, in my opinion.
Clive
The mixture of the impersonal pronoun 'one' with personal pronouns is unpleasing to many educated native speakers, in my opinion.
Clive
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