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for example how do say I in the third person. when im talking about myself what word do i use if im speaking in the third person?

2006-11-20 04:10:07 · 12 answers · asked by Yes! Yes! Yes! 2 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

12 answers

You have to understand what is meant by 'first person', 'second person' and 'third person'.

First person is 'I' 'me' (singular) and 'we' 'us' (plural)
Second person is 'you' (singular and plural)
Third person is 'he/she/it' 'him/her/it' (singular) and 'they' 'them' (plural)

2006-11-20 17:59:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6 4

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2016-12-24 05:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

Speaking In Third Person

2016-10-03 11:19:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

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You need to be careful with that and make sure it's the best solution for your story. I've seen that once before the mix first and third person. In the House of Night series. Absolutely terrible. I think the authors just got bored with their narrator and decided to start introducing other characters' perspectives. Frankly, that was one of the rare good decisions in that series, because I think I couldn't take any more of Zoey's perspective. But fact is that just showed they made the wrong decision in the first place by starting with a first person narrative from Zoey's POV. Ask yourself if your story doesn't need a third person limited instead of a first person. The multi-perspective thing might be better if they are all in third person limited. I think that usually works better.

2016-03-27 01:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The easiest way to talk in the third person is to pretend that you have somebody next to you saying everything for you.

For example.
May I introduce, John Smith.
John Smith didn't like that movie.
John Smith thinks that you are a pretty girl.
You and John Smith should go to a movie some time.

But only kings talk in the third person, it's pretty played out, but I do know one professional pool player that does it and we all laugh about it.

2006-11-20 04:15:37 · answer #5 · answered by Martin H 2 · 10 0

Really sort of tough to do. In written work, you can always get away with using "the writer".

"The writer is ...." and then give the details.

In speaking, you could use "the speaker", but that sounds strained. If you are speaking from some position, you could use that position as the third person.

"The guide is..."
"The chairman's opinion is..."

2006-11-20 07:24:31 · answer #6 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0 2

Excellent answers given

2016-09-19 07:06:02 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0 0

I would like to introduce a person I have known all my life. He came from a family who ....................

2014-11-07 17:20:31 · answer #8 · answered by Ben 1 · 2 0

"Maddy, Herbert Johanssen would like you to meet Herbert Johanssen."

2006-11-20 04:34:11 · answer #9 · answered by foxwallow 3 · 1 0

You don't use "I," which is first person. You would say things like, "Maddy says," or "Maddy would like some more punch, please."

You could also use "she/her" or "he/him," but people could get confused and think you were referring to someone else. It's best to stick with your proper name.

2006-11-20 04:12:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3 0

I don't think anyone can truly tell you

2016-08-08 19:46:49 · answer #11 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

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