David_Gerard comments on Offense versus harm minimization - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_Gerard 17 April 2011 10:41:10AM *  3 points [-]

It's generally correct in English to use "one" as an indefinite pronoun, but it's not common casual usage and is not easy to do smoothly.

Though I would nevertheless consider it preferable every time to using made-up pronouns. Singular "they" generally works more smoothly than either alternative.