Undetermined Genders and Grammar

[Jessweeee♪]

That gets confusing when talking about two people! I just tested it out and it didn't work

[rubah]

There are appropriate times to use "one". Usually you'd replace it when we'd say "you" or "we".

I.e., "Usually one would replace it when one would say 'you' or 'we.'"

There is a whole other issue when dealing with transgendered people, though! If you do not know the gender they consider themselves to be, what do you do?

When in doubt, in any situation, I usually go for "they." We're going to need a gender-neutral third person singular pronoun anyway.

[Jessweeee♪]

Are there languages that have one? If so then they are my favorite languages ever.

[rubah]

Yes, but none you speak. The Web of Language
Gender-neutral pronoun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[G13]

I post and im really lazily so it's whatever sounds like less of a pain to type at that moment. If I'm talking to someone or writing a paper I use 'one' or 'he/she' and sometimes even just 'he' if I want to be lazy with that.

[blackmage_nuke]

One (pronoun) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And then I sound like a pretentious little snoot

Actually I find one is used more when someone is being humble (when used as first person pronoun anyway)

Actually no, now that I think about it I hear about it used in both ways, by pretentious snoots and humble people, just like any other pronoun or word in the english language

[Jiro]

I use they. It's news to me that it's not right for papers. Oh well, I'll continue anyway.

[Peegee]

John Clancey Adams is a smart man. He wants to be asian.

John Clancey Adams is a smart man. One wants to be asian....[wat]
People are likely to be smart. That is if they are asian.
One would do well to be asian if they want to be smart.

Aha!

Anyone who thinks they are smart had better be asian.

[NorthernChaosGod]

You shut the hell up, PG.

[Alive-Cat]

Never underestimate a good "it".

[Peegee]

You shut the hell up, PG.

one ought to shut up lest they be Asian.

[Rase]

I have been programmed to use "he" in those situations. Used "they" until my English professors broke me of that habit. Anyone who whines about male-dominance (have actually had two people do that to me) gets nothing but a look of pity.