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I don't think you should have been downvoted.

While one can use 'one', it does as you say have a certain British awkwardness that doesn't endear it to the Australian or American ear.



> I don't think you should have been downvoted.

Deserved because of the typo? One probably shouldn't make such mistakes when discussing grammar!

I suspect though that most down-voted before fully reading and comprehending that in my comment I said exactly what you just repeated - that "one" is correct, but stuffy, and that there are other, better alternatives to "you" when referring to a broader readership.




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