Date:  Sun, 9 Nov 1997 21:07:04 -0500
From:  Ron Butters <RonButters[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: one as a pronoun?

Alan Baragona writes that his students write:

>"When one reads J.D.
>Salinger, he is overcome by sadness."

No, when one reads J.D. Salinger they are overcome by sadness.

For myself, the indefinite "one" is just one more tool in the pronoun
arsenal--when one needs it, it is there.