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Anutka
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 Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: Someone or One? |
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Dear teachers, which one is correct? Explain the difference, please.
Someone invented a universal language called Esperanto.
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One invented a universal language called Esperanto.
Thank you in advance.
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Anuradha Chepur
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Mary W. Ng
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:25 am Post subject: Re: Someone or One? |
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Hi Anutka,
We use the indefinite pronoun someone to refer to an unspecified person, as in your example: "Someone invented a universal language called Esperanto."
We use the indefinite pronoun one to express the "generic person", as in: "One is known by the company one keeps."
Here is a sentence where both pronouns are used: "When one pretends to be what one is not, one lives in constant fear that someone may someday find out the truth."
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