navitasan Would you say that 'one to be found in your average Ross Macdonald novel' is equivalent to 'the ones that are found in your average Ross Macdonald novels'? Yes. The writer's 'one' is equivalent to 'any one'.
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navitasanWould you say that 'one to be found in your average Ross Macdonald novel' is equivalent to 'the ones that are found in your average Ross Macdonald novels'?Yes. The writer's 'one' is equivalent to 'any one'.
navitasanAll average Ross Macdonald novels have plots that are as murky as that one? Or maybe, only some average Ross Ma