Do you prefer using "one" or "you" for impersonal expressions?

[Hitti-Litti]

"One" sounds more intelligent and philosophic, but "you" is more aggressive, so I like to use "you".

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Which word do you prefer using for impersonal expressions?

How is using a personal pronoun impersonal?

 

[Gooblah]

One in essays and stuff. You in normal speech. One in debates and other 'sophisticated'/'intelligent' stuff.

 

[Bill3000]

How is using a personal pronoun impersonal?

[wiki]Impersonal pronoun[/wiki]

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

[wiki]Impersonal pronoun[/wiki]

I still think "one" is more impersonal than "you".

 

[LucyDuke]

"Impersonal" has more than one meaning.

 

[Bill3000]

I still think "one" is more impersonal than "you".

It's a grammatical construct, it doesn't literally mean that the word has to "seem" impersonal.