Ed would like to know if there is a word to describe someone who refers to themself in the third person.
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Bob Dole? Donald Trump?– Kit Z. Fox ♦Aug 3, 2011 at 17:57
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2A Facebook user?– splattneAug 3, 2011 at 18:01
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4Bill should have thought to post this here himself. :)– Bill the LizardAug 3, 2011 at 18:01
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1Dmckee thinks people who do that are pretentious jerks.– dmckee --- ex-moderator kittenAug 3, 2011 at 18:08
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there are also people talking like that in their daily conversation? In my native language they would sound cute to talk with others that way– StackUnderblowAug 3, 2011 at 23:31
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Ed suggests the word is illeism.
Ed is an illeist.
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So perhaps is this commenter, who can't help thinking Ed may have posted this question after reading what looks to me like a somewhat fanciful Wikipedia entry. Aug 3, 2011 at 18:00
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2I think you could get more upvotes if you fleshed this out, but I learned a new word from your answer– user10893Aug 3, 2011 at 20:23