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Author: Jake Bauer <jbauer@paritybit.ca>
Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 23:42:50 -0400
Publish new blog post
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diff --git a/pages/blog.md b/pages/blog.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ href="https://social.paritybit.ca/@jbauer">Mastodon</a>.
### 2020
<ul>
+ <li>2020-05-02 <a href="blog/the-disappearance-of-one">The Disappearance of _One_</a></li>
<li>2020-05-01 <a href="blog/caring-about-seo">Caring About SEO</a></li>
<li>2020-04-30 <a href="blog/i-got-more-ram">I Got More RAM!</a></li>
<li>2020-04-29 <a href="blog/interesting-things-for-today">Some Interesting Things For Today</a></li>
diff --git a/pages/blog/the-disappearance-of-one.md b/pages/blog/the-disappearance-of-one.md
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+## The Disappearance of _One_
+
+[//]: # "One is a word that used to be quite popular in formal speech but has since fallen to the wayside in favour of the less specific and more casual you. This is not a good change for English."
+
+[//]: # "main.min.css"
+
+[//]: #
+
+<div class="byline">
+<b>Written By:</b> Jake Bauer |
+ <b>Posted:</b> 2020-05-02 |
+ <b>Last Updated:</b> 2020-05-02
+</div>
+
+_One_ is a word that used to be quite popular but has since fallen to the
+wayside in favour of the less specific and more casual _you_. _One_ is a
+gender-neutral, indefinite pronoun that is used to refer to the general concept
+of _a person_. For example, one would say, "One goes down to the shop," instead
+of, "You go down to the shop," when they mean, "In general, a person goes down to
+the shop," as opposed to specifically, "_You_ go down to the shop."
+
+There is great value to be found in the use of this word. Without it, the lines
+of meaning become blurred regarding whether an author is referring to you, the
+reader, or just speaking generally. Usually, this can be easily inferred from
+context, but I have seen misunderstandings caused by the use of the word _you_
+in the place of the word _one_ where someone thought another person was
+commenting on their actions when, in reality, the other person was speaking
+generally. These misunderstandings could be easily avoided by using _one_
+instead of the less-specific _you_.
+
+It's a shame that this word is falling out of general use and has become
+relegated to more formal writing and speaking. As hopeless as it may be to fight
+against the unrelenting force of language evolution, it's a valuable word that I
+will try to keep using where appropriate because I don't want to see its meaning
+lost.
+
+If you want to learn more about the usage of _one_, see <a
+href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_(pronoun)">Wikipedia: One_(pronoun)</a>.
+
+_This is my eighth post for the
+[#100DaysToOffload](https://social.paritybit.ca/tags/100DaysToOffload)
+challenge. You can learn more about this challenge over at
+[https://100daystooffload.com](https://100daystooffload.com)._
diff --git a/pages/home.md b/pages/home.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ rel="me" href="https://social.paritybit.ca/@jbauer">on Mastodon</a>.
src="/img/feed-icon.png" width="15" height="15" alt="Click for RSS Feed"/>
</a>
</div>
+2020-05-02 <a class="feed-item" href="blog/the-disappearance-of-one">The Disappearance of _One_</a>
+
2020-05-01 <a class="feed-item" href="blog/caring-about-seo">Caring About SEO</a>
2020-04-30 <a class="feed-item" href="blog/i-got-more-ram">I Got More RAM!</a>
@@ -35,8 +37,6 @@ rel="me" href="https://social.paritybit.ca/@jbauer">on Mastodon</a>.
2020-04-07 <a class="feed-item" href="blog/housecleaning">Doing Some House Cleaning</a>
-2020-02-28 <a class="feed-item" href="blog/logo-redesign">Redesigning My Website's Logo</a>
-
### What is a Parity Bit?
It is a bit (in the 1's and 0's sense) used in checking for errors in digital
diff --git a/public/feeds/sitewide-feed.xml b/public/feeds/sitewide-feed.xml
@@ -7,6 +7,49 @@
<description>The feed that covers all notable additions, updates, announcements,
and other changes for the entire paritybit.ca website.</description>
<item>
+ <title>The Disappearance of _One_</title>
+ <link>https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/the-disappearance-of-one</link>
+ <guid>https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/the-disappearance-of-one</guid>
+ <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 23:42:18 -0400</pubDate>
+<description><![CDATA[<h2>The Disappearance of <em>One</em></h2>
+
+<div class="byline">
+<b>Written By:</b> Jake Bauer |
+ <b>Posted:</b> 2020-05-02 |
+ <b>Last Updated:</b> 2020-05-02
+</div>
+
+<p><em>One</em> is a word that used to be quite popular but has since fallen to the
+wayside in favour of the less specific and more casual <em>you</em>. <em>One</em> is a
+gender-neutral, indefinite pronoun that is used to refer to the general concept
+of <em>a person</em>. For example, one would say, "One goes down to the shop," instead
+of, "You go down to the shop," when they mean, "In general, a person goes down to
+the shop," as opposed to specifically, "<em>You</em> go down to the shop."</p>
+
+<p>There is great value to be found in the use of this word. Without it, the lines
+of meaning become blurred regarding whether an author is referring to you, the
+reader, or just speaking generally. Usually, this can be easily inferred from
+context, but I have seen misunderstandings caused by the use of the word <em>you</em>
+in the place of the word <em>one</em> where someone thought another person was
+commenting on their actions when, in reality, the other person was speaking
+generally. These misunderstandings could be easily avoided by using <em>one</em>
+instead of the less-specific <em>you</em>.</p>
+
+<p>It's a shame that this word is falling out of general use and has become
+relegated to more formal writing and speaking. As hopeless as it may be to fight
+against the unrelenting force of language evolution, it's a valuable word that I
+will try to keep using where appropriate because I don't want to see its meaning
+lost.</p>
+
+<p>If you want to learn more about the usage of <em>one</em>, see <a
+href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_(pronoun)">Wikipedia: One_(pronoun)</a>.</p>
+
+<p><em>This is my eighth post for the
+<a href="https://social.paritybit.ca/tags/100DaysToOffload">#100DaysToOffload</a>
+challenge. You can learn more about this challenge over at
+<a href="https://100daystooffload.com">https://100daystooffload.com</a>.</em></p>]]></description>
+</item>
+<item>
<title>Caring About SEO</title>
<link>https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/caring-about-seo</link>
<guid>https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/caring-about-seo</guid>
diff --git a/public/sitemap.xml b/public/sitemap.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
<url><loc>https://www.paritybit.ca</loc></url>
<url><loc>https://www.paritybit.ca/home</loc></url>
<url><loc>https://www.paritybit.ca/blog</loc></url>
+ <url><loc>https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/the-disappearance-of-one</loc></url>
<url><loc>https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/caring-about-seo</loc></url>
<url><loc>https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/i-got-more-ram</loc></url>
<url><loc>https://www.paritybit.ca/blog/interesting-things-for-today</loc></url>
