Comment by satvikpendem
15 hours ago
I'm not sure it ever meant you the reader specifically, always have seen it meant to be generic or some hypothetical "one".
15 hours ago
I'm not sure it ever meant you the reader specifically, always have seen it meant to be generic or some hypothetical "one".
I'm not exactly disagreeing with that statement though. I'm claiming that it additionally carries the implication of the reader being a member of that set while alternative turns of phrase don't.
Where it gets tricky is that the reader might not be part of the audience intended by the writer.