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From: tsoul@techunix.technion.ac.il (Andrey Tsouladze)
Subject: Re: International Language.
Organization: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 16:17:20 GMT
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Daniel von Brighoff (deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu) wrote:
: In article <3f95tr$dbo@expert.cc.purdue.edu> buttrcup@expert.cc.purdue.edu (uiuaty98725kjsd) writes:
: >Is it just me, or isn't there a neuter term for third person singular?
: >
: >One?

: Unfortunately, "one" has a very formal ring to it and so tends to
: be avoided in American speech.  A German friend of mine, educated
: in Britain, once excused himself from missing an appoinment by
: saying "One should check one's calendar before one makes an appoint-
: ment, shouldn't one?"  Perfectly correct, but laughable all the same.

What about using "Dear one," to begin a letter, instead of "Dear 
Sir/Madam,"?   ;-)

Andrey

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