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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"I"

are there any words that can be used instead of "I"
  

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Hi, You mean in a sentence like I like chocolate ? Not really. Some British people sometimes use the impersonal third-person pronoun 'one' to refer to themsleves, eg One likes chocolate .

  • Hi, You mean in a sentence like I like chocolate ?
  • Not really.
  • Some British people sometimes use the impersonal third-person pronoun 'one' to refer to themsleves, eg One likes chocolate .
  • Americans tend to find this irritating and snooty, I think.
  • Kings traditionally use what is called the royal 'we', when speaking formally and traditionally.
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Hi,

You mean in a sentence like I like chocolate ?
Not really.

Some British people sometimes use the impersonal third-person pronoun 'one' to refer to themsleves,
eg One likes chocolate

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