Re: Fourth Person

Tom Wier wrote:
> But then how does one classify the English use of "one"? It can refer
> to something even more distant than a particular third person, i.e., *anyone*
> who might be in that position
In English, it's merely another third-person pronoun, "third-person
indefinite" if you prefer.  If English had a "fourth person", there
could be a "third person indefinite" and a "fourth person indefinite".
Personally, I prefer the term "obviate", since "fourth person" sounds
somehow unreal, like a "first person singular *inclusive*" ("I including
you")

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