Does one need to remove their wisdom teeth before going to Antarctica?

[thehammer]

What is the difference between one and someone in these sentences?

1- Does one need to remove their wisdom teeth before going to Antarctica?
1a- Does someone need to remove their wisdom teeth before going to Antarctica?

2 - How can one abuse an animal?
2a- How can someone abuse an animal?

 

[Barque]

1- Does one need to remove their wisdom teeth before going to Antarctica?
1a- Does someone need to remove their wisdom teeth before going to Antarctica?

Sentence 1 refers to any person in general.
Sentence 2 is an unlikely sentence, requiring a very specific context.

2 - How can one abuse an animal?
2a- How can someone abuse an animal?

These two mean roughly the same thing. "One" is anyone in general and "someone" means "anyone".

In case you're wondering why Sentence 2a works differently from 1a, it's because they're different sentences meaning very different things.

 

[emsr2d2]

@thehammer - Yet again, I've had to change your thread title. Please follow my guidance in previous threads or risk having your threads deleted for not following moderators' requests.

 

[emsr2d2]

Don't use "one" and "their" in the same sentence. The problem with starting off with "one" is that you then have to stick with it, leading to a fairly ridiculous-sounding text.

Does one have to remove one's wisdom teeth before going to Antarctica? No, one doesn't. One's teeth can travel with one anywhere one chooses to go on holiday. One would be well-advised to visit one's dentist, however, before any long-haul trip. It can save one a lot of hassle trying to find an emergency dentist at one's destination.

See what I mean?

 

[Tarheel]

One takes one's teeth with one everywhere one goes.

There! @emsr2d2 I upped you one.