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Navitasan Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
One/oneself
Which are correct:
1) There are a lot of things one can do to correct misconceptions about oneself.
2) There are a lot of things one can do to correct misconceptions about one.
3) There are many ways one can get a beautiful woman to notice one.
4) There are many ways one can get a beautiful woman to notice oneself.
(Meaning: Basically: There are many ways a man can get a beautiful woman to notice him. But the 'one' version is much more inclusive as it can include lesbians as well)
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) There are a lot of things one can do to correct misconceptions about oneself.
2) There are a lot of things one can do to correct misconceptions about one.
3) There are many ways one can get a beautiful woman to notice one.
4) There are many ways one can get a beautiful woman to notice oneself.
(Meaning: Basically: There are many ways a man can get a beautiful woman to notice him. But the 'one' version is much more inclusive as it can include lesbians as well)
Gratefully,
Navi.
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navitasan Which are correct Only those with "oneself" make sense to me, and I don't see how lesbians come into it at all. The ambiguity with "one" and "one" is the same as the ambiguity you get with "he" and "him" or with "she" and "her". Are the two pronouns coreferential or not?
- navitasan Which are correct Only those with "oneself" make sense to me, and I don't see how lesbians come into it at all.
- The ambiguity with "one" and "one" is the same as the ambiguity you get with "he" and "him" or with "she" and "her".
- Are the two pronouns coreferential or not?
- Nobody knows without further context.
- CJ
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navitasanWhich are correctOnly those with "oneself" make sense to me, and I don't see how lesbians come into it at all.
The ambiguity with "one" and "one" is the same as the ambiguity you get with "he" and "him" or with "she" and "her". Are the two pronouns coreferential or not? Nobody knows without further context.
CJ
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Thank you very much, CalifJim,
If I had said 'a man', then obviously 'lesbians' would have been excluded. By using 'one' instead of 'man' and 'him', they are included. But that is besides the point anyway.
The pronouns are co-referential.
My problem with:
4) There are many ways one can get a beautiful woman to notice oneself.
If I had said 'a man', then obviously 'lesbians' would have been excluded. By using 'one' instead of 'man' and 'him', they are included. But that is besides the point anyway.
The pronouns are co-referential.
My problem with:
4) There are many ways one can get a beautiful woman to notice oneself.
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navitasanBy using 'one' instead of 'man' and 'him', they are included.OK. So you were just explaining a possible reason for using "one" instead of "man". Since you didn't use "man" at all, that thought had not occurred to me. Nevertheless, my observations about the ambiguities still apply.
CJ
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