The difference between One and You

When used as pronouns, one means one thing (among a group of others), whereas you means the people spoken, or written to, as an object.

When used as verbs, one means to cause to become one, whereas you means to address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.

One is also noun with the meaning: the digit or figure 1.

One is also numeral with the meaning: the represented by the.

One is also adjective with the meaning: of a period of time, being particular.

You is also determiner with the meaning: the individual or group spoken or written to.

check bellow for the other definitions of One and You

  1. One as a pronoun (impersonal pronoun, indefinite):

    One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.

    Examples:

    "The big one looks good.  I want the green one.  nowrap A good driver is one who drives carefully."

  2. One as a pronoun (impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the"):

    The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.

    Examples:

    "She offered him an apple and an orange; he took one and left the other."

  3. One as a pronoun (indefinite personal pronoun):

    Any person (applying to people in general).

    Examples:

    "One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot nowrap be changed.  nowrap One shouldn’t be too quick to judge."

  4. One as a pronoun (pronoun):

    Any person, entity or thing.

    Examples:

    "driver", noun: one who drives."

  1. One as a noun:

    The digit or figure 1.

  2. One as a noun (mathematics):

    The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.

  3. One as a noun (US):

    A one-dollar bill.

  4. One as a noun (cricket):

    One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.

  5. One as a noun:

    A joke or amusing anecdote.

  6. One as a noun (colloquial):

    A particularly special or compatible person or thing.

  7. One as a noun (Internet slang, leet, sarcastic):

    Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".

    Examples:

    "A: ''SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!"

    "B: ''y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!"

  1. One as an adjective:

    Of a period of time, being particular.

    Examples:

    "'One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries."

  2. One as an adjective:

    Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.

    Examples:

    "My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."

  3. One as an adjective:

    Sole, only.

    Examples:

    "He is the one man who can help you."

  4. One as an adjective:

    Whole, entire.

    Examples:

    "Body and soul are not separate; they are one."

  5. One as an adjective:

    In agreement.

    Examples:

    "We are one on the importance of learning."

  6. One as an adjective:

    The same.

    Examples:

    "The two types look very different, but are one species."

  7. One as an adjective:

    Being a preeminent example.

    Examples:

    "He is one hell of a guy."

  8. One as an adjective:

    Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a certain".

    Examples:

    "The town records from 1843 showed the overnight incarceration of one “A. Lincoln”."

  1. One as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.

  1. You as a pronoun (object pronoun):

    The people spoken, or written to, as an object.

  2. You as a pronoun (reflexive pronoun, now, US, _, colloquial):

    (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.

  3. You as a pronoun (object pronoun):

    The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing ; originally as a mark of respect.)

  4. You as a pronoun (subject pronoun):

    The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing .)

    Examples:

    "Both of you should get ready now."

    "You are all supposed to do as I tell you."

  5. You as a pronoun (subject pronoun):

    The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)

  6. You as a pronoun (indefinite personal pronoun):

    Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).

  1. You as a verb (transitive):

    To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.

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