Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Wah How to use Impersonal You / One.

We can use you to refer to people in general.
In these sentences, you doesn't mean one person. 

  • You can't believe everything you watch on the television. (People can't believe everything  they watch on the television.)
  • You should always be polite. (People should always be polite.)
  • You can’t learn a language in two weeks. (People can’t learn a language in two weeks.)
  • If you get ill, you should see a doctor.
  • If you want to succeed, you should work hard.
  • The only place you can get great food is in Thailand.


In formal English, we can use one instead of you.

  • One can't believe everything one watches on the television.
  • One should always be polite.
  • One can’t learn a language in two weeks.
  • If one gets ill, one should see a doctor.
  • If one wants to succeed, one should work hard.
  • The only place one can get great food is in Thailand.

WorkHardSuccess-WahWasabiLearningEnglishGrammar
If one fails, then one must try harder next time.

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