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One sees something like that and the picture forms in one's / their / his / her mind?

Which of the above possessive pronouns are preferable/correct?

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  • or You hear something like that and a picture forms in your mind.
    – TimR
    Commented Aug 8, 2018 at 13:14

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The posessive pronoun you're looking for is referring to the subject, "one" in your case. In this situation the correct usage is "one's":

One sees something like that and the picture forms in one's mind.

When the subject changes, you will have to change the posessive pronoun:

Mike sees something like that and the picture forms in his mind.

People see something like that and the picture forms in their mind.

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