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aatd86 • yesterday at 12:12 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

Doesn't have to be the reader, in general "you" would not know who it refers to specifically because it really mean anyone sharing the same experience. (see what I tried to do here?) One would probably have encountered those constructions while reading though ;). Never heard 'One' in colloquial English.


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wongarsu • yesterday at 8:24 PM

One could think that 'one' is a bit more like a general 'I' than a general 'you'