So, in an essay, one is not supposed to use first or second person pronouns, of course. But I recently made the mistake of including "Many of us today..." which my teacher told me I should change to avoid the personal pronoun usage. My thinking was that I was using the 'we' in an impersonal way, referring to people in general rather than 'you and me' specifically. I know I wouldn't be able to convince him to allow this even if this usage is correct, but this question has piqued my curiosity. So, can 'we/us/our' be used impersonally?
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