Timeline for Using both “one’s” and “their” to refer to the same entity
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| Dec 7, 2014 at 19:53 | comment | added | senderle | It's not merely a matter of generational difference; it's a matter of consistent usage. "One" and "their" simply don't work well together. If you use "one," then use "one's" as your possessive term; if you find that too formal or stilted, then don't use "one" at all. | |
| Jan 30, 2014 at 14:38 | comment | added | FumbleFingers | I don't know why all you had was a single downvote for this. So far as I can see it's the only answer addressing the question OP was trying to ask (he just gave a bad example usage). I've just arrived here after being discomfited by It means that one should not be over-confident; the job isn't theirs yet. I couldn't say exactly why, but I think you've put your finger on it. I shall do my best to get others to come back here and hopefully back your (and now my) position! | |
| Aug 7, 2012 at 11:12 | comment | added | Kris | @tchrist and one up-voter: Wonder what makes you think so. There is absolutely no reason for such an inference. And I had certainly not meant any. Are you implying that one's refers to male and their is neutral? | |
| Aug 6, 2012 at 14:59 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | Read page 901–903, please. | |
| Aug 6, 2012 at 14:24 | comment | added | StoneyB on hiatus | @tchrist - Zing! ... I'm new - Should I respond to your question respecting my deleted answer to this question? and if so, How? | |
| Aug 6, 2012 at 13:46 | comment | added | tchrist♦ | So this is only for male authors, right? | |
| Aug 6, 2012 at 13:22 | history | answered | Kris | CC BY-SA 3.0 |