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Arup Roy, Lecturer in English Language & Literature, Kanchkura University College, Uttarkhan, Airport, Dhaka

Being an impersonal pronoun, "one" generates a more formal sound. As it is an impersonal pronoun, it stands for a person. As "one" is third person singular number, we cannot replace "one" with "you" because "you" is the second person.

Similarly, if you use "you" at the beginning of the sentence, "you" should not be replaced by "one", "she", "it" or "them" because they all are third person, be it singular or plural.

Incorrect: One should do their duty.
Incorrect: One should do your duty.
Correct: One should do one's duty.
Correct: One should do his/her duty.

Incorrect: One should follow your heart.
Incorrect: One should follow their heart.
Correct: One should follow one's heart.
Correct: One should follow his/her heart.

Incorrect: One should always keep faith in yourselves.
Incorrect: One should always keep faith in yourselves.
Correct: One should always keep faith in oneself.
Correct: One should always keep faith in himself/herself.


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